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Showing words for APPREHEND using the English dictionary

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