| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To fear, funk, panic or dread. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To seize, grasp, capture, catch or arrest. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To frighten or terrify. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To comprehend, understand or realize. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To confine or imprison. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To take, get, secure, recapture or snatch. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To attach, distrain, fasten or lash. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To notice or observe.[Eve - graph theoretic] 9. Present participle conjugation of the verb apprehend.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (apprehend) |
1. Take into custody.[Wordnet]. 2. Anticipate with dread or anxiety.[Wordnet]. 3. Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?".[Wordnet]. 4. To take or seize; to take hold of.[Websters]. 5. Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.[Websters]. 6. To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.[Websters]. 7. To know or learn with certainty.[Websters]. 8. To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.[Websters]. 9. To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.[Websters]. 10. To be apprehensive; to fear.[Websters]. 11. Base verb from the following inflections: apprehending, apprehended, apprehends, apprehender, apprehenders, apprehendingly and apprehendedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Apprehending" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Verb] Seizing; taking; conceiving; understanding; fearing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of apprehend. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: APPREHENDING | ||||
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| The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves | 21 | The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves | 21 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | وَقَفَ عَلَى (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), وَعَى (apprehend, awake, grasp, apprehended, apprehending), اِرْتاعَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), فَقِهَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), فَزَّ (affray, affrays, alarm, alarmed, alarming), فَرِقَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dismay), هابَ (admire, admired, admires, admiring, apprehend), رَهِبَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dread), وَهِلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), اِعْتَقَلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, apprehension). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | وَقَفَ عَلَى (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), وَعَى (apprehend, awake, grasp, apprehended, apprehending), اِرْتاعَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), فَقِهَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), فَزَّ (affray, affrays, alarm, alarmed, alarming), فَرِقَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dismay), هابَ (admire, admired, admires, admiring, apprehend), رَهِبَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dread), وَهِلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), اِعْتَقَلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, apprehension). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | وَقَفَ عَلَى (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), وَعَى (apprehend, awake, grasp, apprehended, apprehending), اِرْتاعَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), فَقِهَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), فَزَّ (affray, affrays, alarm, alarmed, alarming), فَرِقَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dismay), هابَ (admire, admired, admires, admiring, apprehend), رَهِبَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dread), وَهِلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), اِعْتَقَلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, apprehension). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | temendo (apprehending, dreading, Fearing), receando (apprehending), apreendendo (realizing, seizing, understanding, apprehending), apreender (arrest, to realize, to seize, to understand, to apprehend). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 领会理解 (apprehend, apprehending, apprehends). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | tempe (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), piglià (take, to stop, to take, stop, borrow), arrunfà (fly, to fly, steal, apprehend, to apprehend), arrestà (to stop, stop, apprehend, to apprehend, abandon), arpacà (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), afferrà (seize, to seize, grab, apprehend, catch), arristà (stop, to stop, abandon, apprehend, arresting). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | tempe (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), piglià (take, to stop, to take, stop, borrow), arrunfà (fly, to fly, steal, apprehend, to apprehend), arrestà (to stop, stop, apprehend, to apprehend, abandon), arpacà (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), afferrà (seize, to seize, grab, apprehend, catch), arristà (stop, to stop, abandon, apprehend, arresting). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | tempe (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), piglià (take, to stop, to take, stop, borrow), arrunfà (fly, to fly, steal, apprehend, to apprehend), arrestà (to stop, stop, apprehend, to apprehend, abandon), arpacà (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), afferrà (seize, to seize, grab, apprehend, catch), arristà (stop, to stop, abandon, apprehend, arresting). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | tempe (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), piglià (take, to stop, to take, stop, borrow), arrunfà (fly, to fly, steal, apprehend, to apprehend), arrestà (to stop, stop, apprehend, to apprehend, abandon), arpacà (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), afferrà (seize, to seize, grab, apprehend, catch), arristà (stop, to stop, abandon, apprehend, arresting). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | tempe (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), piglià (take, to stop, to take, stop, borrow), arrunfà (fly, to fly, steal, apprehend, to apprehend), arrestà (to stop, stop, apprehend, to apprehend, abandon), arpacà (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of), afferrà (seize, to seize, grab, apprehend, catch), arristà (stop, to stop, abandon, apprehend, arresting). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | wahrnehmend (perceiving, perceptive, apprehending, percipient, seeing), erfassend (understanding, apprehending, obsessing, outflanking), befürchtend (Fearing, afraid, apprehending), verhaften (arrest, to arrest, detain, grab, obsess), fürchtend (dreading, awing, fearing, afraid, apprehending). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Forézien | temâ (apprehend, to apprehend, be afraid of, apprehending, arresting). Additional references: Forézien, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | appréhendant (apprehending), percepteur (collector, perceptual, tax collector, apprehending, perceptive), craignant (Fearing, apprehending, apprehend, dread, dreading), appréhender (apprehend, to apprehend, fear, acquire, arrest). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | appréhendant (apprehending), percepteur (collector, perceptual, tax collector, apprehending, perceptive), craignant (Fearing, apprehending, apprehend, dread, dreading), appréhender (apprehend, to apprehend, fear, acquire, arrest). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | toiggal (apprehension, comprehend, comprehension, construction, construe), tayrtyn (apprehend, catch, seize, apprehension, field), goaill (capture, acceptance, affect, apprehend, apprehension), glackey (apprehension, buckle, catch, catch out, clutch), cur enney er (apprehend, apprehension, identify, recognize, apprehending). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | toiggal (apprehension, comprehend, comprehension, construction, construe), tayrtyn (apprehend, catch, seize, apprehension, field), goaill (capture, acceptance, affect, apprehend, apprehension), glackey (apprehension, buckle, catch, catch out, clutch), cur enney er (apprehend, apprehension, identify, recognize, apprehending). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | wahrnehmend (perceiving, perceptive, apprehending, percipient, seeing), erfassend (understanding, apprehending, obsessing, outflanking), befürchtend (Fearing, afraid, apprehending), verhaften (arrest, to arrest, detain, grab, obsess), fürchtend (dreading, awing, fearing, afraid, apprehending). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | وَقَفَ عَلَى (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), وَعَى (apprehend, awake, grasp, apprehended, apprehending), اِرْتاعَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), فَقِهَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, awaken), فَزَّ (affray, affrays, alarm, alarmed, alarming), فَرِقَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dismay), هابَ (admire, admired, admires, admiring, apprehend), رَهِبَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, dread), وَهِلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, fear), اِعْتَقَلَ (apprehend, apprehended, apprehending, apprehends, apprehension). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | wahrnehmend (perceiving, perceptive, apprehending, percipient, seeing), erfassend (understanding, apprehending, obsessing, outflanking), befürchtend (Fearing, afraid, apprehending), verhaften (arrest, to arrest, detain, grab, obsess), fürchtend (dreading, awing, fearing, afraid, apprehending). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | wahrnehmend (perceiving, perceptive, apprehending, percipient, seeing), erfassend (understanding, apprehending, obsessing, outflanking), befürchtend (Fearing, afraid, apprehending), verhaften (arrest, to arrest, detain, grab, obsess), fürchtend (dreading, awing, fearing, afraid, apprehending). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | temendo (apprehending), comprendendo (understanding, realizing, comprehending, comprising, apprehending), capendo (understanding, apprehending), afferrando (seizing, apprehending, catching, grabbing), paventando (apprehending). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | toiggal (apprehension, comprehend, comprehension, construction, construe), tayrtyn (apprehend, catch, seize, apprehension, field), goaill (capture, acceptance, affect, apprehend, apprehension), glackey (apprehension, buckle, catch, catch out, clutch), cur enney er (apprehend, apprehension, identify, recognize, apprehending). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | toiggal (apprehension, comprehend, comprehension, construction, construe), tayrtyn (apprehend, catch, seize, apprehension, field), goaill (capture, acceptance, affect, apprehend, apprehension), glackey (apprehension, buckle, catch, catch out, clutch), cur enney er (apprehend, apprehension, identify, recognize, apprehending). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | apreendendo (realizing, seizing, understanding, apprehending), temendo (apprehending, dreading, Fearing), receando (apprehending), apreender (arrest, realize, understand, apprehend, seize). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | aprehendiendo (apprehending), temiendo (apprehending), recelando (apprehending), prendiendo (apprehending, catching, fastening, getting, nabbing), Prender (arrest, apprehend, capture, nab, seize). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vivaro-Alpine Occitan | aprehendre (apprehend, to apprehend, apprehending, arresting, be afraid of). Additional references: Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, apprehending. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “apprehending” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | apprehendingway (apprehending). Additional references: Pig Latin, apprehending. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran A | yid la byed pa (application, apprehending, apprehension, attention, comprehension attention). Additional references: Terran A, apprehending. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | aerennen (apprehending). Additional references: Terran B, apprehending. (volunteer) | |||
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