apprehends
Seizes or understands
Apprehends means to seize or arrest: Police apprehended the suspect outside the bank.
It also means to grasp mentally or understand: She apprehends the difficulty of the task ahead.
A third sense involves anticipating with anxiety or dread: He apprehends what the diagnosis might reveal.
The mental senses are somewhat formal and less common than the arrest sense.
Holds or comprehends
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- recognizesPerceives as known
- realizesComes to understand
- discernsRecognizes through careful observation
fathoms · conceives · registers · absorbs · digests · gets · follows · sees
grasps
Holds or comprehends
- perceivesBecomes aware of something
- recognizesPerceives as known
- realizesComes to understand
discerns · fathoms · conceives · registers · absorbs · digests · gets · follows · sees · appreciates
seizes
Takes by force
nabs · collars · handcuffs · custody · suspect · police · officer · warrant · fugitive · criminal
dreads
Anticipates with anxiety
- anticipatesExpects before it happens
- worriesPersistent mental unease
- fearsFeelings of dread
senses · expects · foresees · forebodes · suspects · anxiety · unease · trepidation · concern · premonition
apprehendsreleases
Lets go or publishes
frees · liberates · lets go · discharges · sets free
apprehendsmisunderstands
Incorrectly interprets meaning
miscomprehends · misconstrues · misapprehends · misinterprets · confuses
apprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, apprehended, apprehending, misapprehension, unapprehended