9 Letter Words for Apprehend
apprehend
8 Letter Words for Apprehend
appender, endpaper, happened, rehappen
7 Letter Words for Apprehend
apprend, drepane, ephedra, papered, parpend, penhead, perpend, prehend
6 Letter Words for Apprehend
adhere, append, appere, daphne, dapper, deaner, earned, endear, hander, happed, happen, happer, harden, harped, header, heaped, heaper, hedera, hepped, heppen, hepper, herden, napped, napper, neaped, neared, pander, papern, pardee, parped, parpen, peahen, peaned, pernea, rapped, rappee, rappen, reaped, rehead, reheap, repand, repped, rhedae, rhenea
5 Letter Words for Apprehend
adeep, andre, arede, arend, arnee, arpen, deare, dearn, denar, derah, drape, dreep, eaned, eared, ender, erade, erned, hared, heard, heare, heder, henad, hepar, herne, nappe, neper, padre, paned, paper, parde, pared, paren, peare, penda, pened, perea, phane, phare, pheer, phene, phren, prand, preed, preen, prepd, prepn, rahed, ranee, raped, raphe, rappe, redan, repad, repen, rheda, rheen
4 Letter Words for Apprehend
aden, ahed, anre, aped, aper, appd, ared, aren, daer, dane, dare, darn, dean, dear, deen, deep, deer, dene, depa, depe, depr, dere, dern, dhan, drap, dree, eard, earn, edea, eden, ehed, ende, ened, epha, ered, erne, hade, haen, hand, hard, hare, harn, harp, head, heap, hear, hede, heed, heep, heer, hend, hera, herd, here, hern, herp, nape, nard, nare, neap, near, need, neep, neer, nepa, nerd, pand, pane, pape, pard, pare, parp, pean, pear, peda, peed, peen, peep, peer, pend, pene, pere, perh, pern, perp, phar, prad, pred, pree, prep, rade, rand, rane, rape, read, rean, reap, rede, reed, reen, rend, repp, rhea
3 Letter Words for Apprehend
ade, adh, adp, aer, and, ane, ape, aph, app, apr, ard, are, arn, dae, dah, dan, dap, dar, dea, dee, den, dep, der, dha, dna, dph, ead, ean, ear, edh, edp, een, eer, end, ene, epa, era, erd, ere, ern, had, hae, han, hap, hed, hee, hen, hep, her, nad, nae, nah, nap, nar, nea, ned, nee, nep, pad, pah, pan, pap, par, pdn, pea, ped, pee, peh, pen, pep, per, phd, phr, ppa, ppd, pph, ppr, pre, prn, prp, rad, rah, ran, rap, rea, red, ree, reh, rep, rha, rhd, rhe, rna, rnd
Definitions for Apprehend
[1] to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
[2] to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive.
[3] to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.
[4] to understand.
[5] to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear.
[6] (tr) to arrest and escort into custody; seize
[7] to perceive or grasp mentally; understand
[8] (tr) to await with fear or anxiety; dread
Words related to Apprehend
capture, bust, seize, catch, believe, nab, cop, nail, bag, grab, collar, realize, get, read, absorb, conceive, imagine, appreciate, fathom, perceive
Words nearby Apprehend
appreciable, appreciate, appreciation, appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed
Origin of Apprehend
1350–1400; Middle English apprehenden < Latin apprehendere to grasp, equivalent to ap- ap-1 + prehendere to seize (pre- pre- + -hendere to grasp)
Words that may be confused with Apprehend
apprehend, comprehend
Other words from Apprehend
ap·pre·hend·er , noun
re·ap·pre·hend , verb
un·ap·pre·hend·ed , adjective
un·ap·pre·hend·ing , adjective
Word origin for Apprehend
C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of
Synonyms for Apprehend
bust, capture, seize, bag, collar, cop, grab, nab, nail, place under arrest, run in, take in, take into custody, take prisoner
