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apprehend, apprehending
1. To take into custody; arrest: apprehended the murderer.
2. To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues.
3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; to perceive.
4. To understand something.
2. To grasp mentally; understand: a candidate who apprehends the significance of geopolitical issues.
3. To become conscious of, as through the emotions or senses; to perceive.
4. To understand something.
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apprehend, comprehend
apprehend (ap" ri HEND) (verb)
1. To arrest, to take into custody: "The police expect to apprehend the kidnappers before nightfall."
2. To understand, to perceive: "The public doesn't fully apprehend the complexity of space flight."
2. To understand, to perceive: "The public doesn't fully apprehend the complexity of space flight."
comprehend (kom" pri HEND, komp" ri HEND) (verb)
To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; to grasp: "Jimmy couldn't comprehend the advanced textbook that was being used in his class."
Kirk finds it difficult to comprehend that when the police had to apprehend the motorists who were speeding, the drivers seemed unable to apprehend the danger they created by speeding on the highway.
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