apprehended
verb
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To take or seize; to take hold of.
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To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
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To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
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To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
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To be apprehensive; to fear.
Synonyms:
arrest, believe, capture, catch, conceive, detain, dread, fear, imagine, seize, understand
adjective
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Taken; seized.
"an apprehended criminal"
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Conceived; understood.
"an apprehended concept"
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Having come to accept an understanding of something.