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| apprehended | |
| 1. adj. Taken; seized. |  |
| an apprehended criminal | |
| 2. adj. Conceived; understood. | |
| an apprehended concept | |
| apprehend | |
| 1. v. (transitive, archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of. | |
| 2. v. To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest. | |
| to apprehend a criminal. | |
| 3. v. To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider. | |
| 4. v. To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear. | |
| 5. v. (intransitive) To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose. | |
| 6. v. (intransitive) To be apprehensive; to fear. | |
