Apprehend - English meaning

verb

Recognize the full worth of.

Usage examples:

She feels that he does not appreciate her

verb

To recognize how good someone or something is and to value them or it

Usage examples:

There's no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn't appreciate them., greatly appreciated any …

verb

To understand a situation and realize that it is important

Usage examples:

We appreciate the need for immediate action., [ + that ] i appreciate that it's a difficult decisio…

verb

Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.

Usage examples:

The police arrested him for possession of marijuana

noun

The action of seizing someone and taking them into custody.

Usage examples:

I have a warrant for your arrest

verb

Take into custody

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

verb

Take into one's possession or control by force.

Usage examples:

The island was captured by australian forces in 1914

noun

The action of capturing or of being captured.

Usage examples:

The capture of the city

verb

To take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force

Usage examples:

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured., rebel forces captured the city after a…

verb

Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).

Usage examples:

She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun

An act of catching something, typically a ball.

Usage examples:

I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb

Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

noun

The part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over.

Usage examples:

A shirt collar

verb

Put a collar on (an animal).

Usage examples:

The animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers

verb

A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

verb

Grasp mentally; understand.

Usage examples:

He couldn't comprehend her reasons for marrying lovat

verb

To understand something completely

Usage examples:

If you don’t comprehend something, don’t be afraid to seem dumb, just speak out., the directions we…

verb

Keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Usage examples:

She made to open the door, but he detained her

verb

To force someone officially to stay in a place

Usage examples:

A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning., we were detained in traffic and…

verb

To delay someone for a short length of time

Usage examples:

Be unavoidably detained i'm sorry i'm late - i was unavoidably detained.

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies

verb

To be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something

Usage examples:

He could discern the note of urgency in their voices., the exhibit is arranged in no important orde…

verb

To see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear

Usage examples:

I could just discern a figure in the darkness., it is difficult to discern any pattern in these fig…

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

noun

Variant spelling of doh1.

noun

A unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 metres), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water.

Usage examples:

Sonar says that we're in eighteen fathoms

verb

Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much thought.

Usage examples:

The locals could not fathom out the reason behind his new-found prosperity

noun

A unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 metres or 6 feet

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

idiom

To learn how to do something, esp. when it is not simple or obvious

Usage examples:

I’ll teach you how to use the design program – you’ll get the hang of it after a while.

phrase

Understand a situation.

Usage examples:

Any trouble your father might have we can hide—d'you get the picture?

idiom

To understand

Usage examples:

It's all right, don't say any more - i get the picture.

verb

Seize and hold firmly.

Usage examples:

She grasped the bottle

noun

A firm hold or grip.

Usage examples:

The child slipped from her grasp

verb

Hold firmly

verb

Put or keep in prison or a place like a prison.

Usage examples:

He was imprisoned three times for his activities

verb

To put someone in prison or in a situation that is like prison

Usage examples:

If found guilty, he could be imprisoned for ten years., after weeks of snow, she felt imprisoned in…

verb

To put someone in prison

Usage examples:

Be imprisoned for he was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder., figurative unable to go out beca…

verb

Imprison or confine.

Usage examples:

Many are incarcerated for property offences

verb

To put or keep someone in prison or in a place used as a prison

Usage examples:

Thousands of dissidents have been interrogated or incarcerated.

verb

To keep someone in a closed place and prevent them from leaving it

Usage examples:

Be incarcerated in we were incarcerated in that broken elevator for four hours.

verb

Catch (someone) doing something wrong.

Usage examples:

They recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking

verb

Take into custody

noun

A small metal spike with a broadened flat head, driven into wood to join things together or to serve as a hook.

Usage examples:

Don't try and hammer nails into the ceiling joists

verb

A medieval measure of length for cloth, equal to 2 1/4 inches.

verb

A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

verb

Go into or through (something), especially with force or effort.

Usage examples:

The shrapnel had penetrated his head

verb

Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

verb

To move into or through something

Usage examples:

[ i ] the drill isn’t sharp enough to penetrate into the rock., [ t ] women have begun to penetrate…

verb

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Usage examples:

His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth

verb

Become aware of through the senses

verb

To think of something in a particular way

Usage examples:

The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak., in those…

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Usage examples:

I reached out and picked up a magazine

phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Usage examples:

Will you pick the children up from school?

idiom

Get or bring together

phrasal verb

(of a vehicle) move to the side of or off the road.

Usage examples:

He pulled in at the kerb

phrasal verb

Succeed in securing or obtaining something.

Usage examples:

The party pulled in 10 per cent of the vote

verb

Become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.

Usage examples:

He realized his mistake at once

verb

Be fully aware or cognizant of

verb

To become aware of or understand a situation

Usage examples:

He realized the store would be closing in a few minutes., [ + (that) clause ] suddenly i realized (…

verb

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Usage examples:

I recognized her when her wig fell off

verb

To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph., doctors are trained to recognize the …

verb

To know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it

Usage examples:

Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should., more and more people are begi…

phrasal verb

(of a quality, trait, or condition) be common or inherent in members of a family, especially over several generations.

Usage examples:

Weight problems run in my family

phrasal verb

Arrest someone.

Usage examples:

I'm going to have to run you in

phrasal verb

Use something new in such a way as not to make maximum demands upon it.

Usage examples:

Whatever system you choose, you must run it in properly

verb

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.

Usage examples:

She jumped up and seized his arm

verb

Take hold of; grab

verb

To take something quickly and hold it

Usage examples:

He seized her arm to lead her through the crowd., fig. while she was distracted, i seized the oppor…

phrasal verb

Provide with shelter

verb

To move something or someone from one place to another

Usage examples:

Please, take me with you!, it may rain, so take your umbrella., the suitcases were taken to madrid …

verb

To subtract one number or amount from another

Usage examples:

Take sth from sth you'll need to take $2,000 from the $8,000 to allow for tax., take sth/sb off (st…

idiom

To put someone in prison

Usage examples:

They don't throw anyone in jail for parking illegally, but they will tow your car and charge you a …

verb

Perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Usage examples:

He didn't understand a word i said

verb

Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

verb

To know the meaning of something, or to know how a person feels and why the person behaves in a particular way

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] i don’t understand what he means., [ t ] is there anyone here who understands e…