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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ap·pre·hend \\ˌa-pri-ˈhend\\ verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin apprehendere, literally, to seize, from ad- + prehendere to seize — more at get DATE 15th century transitive verb 1. arrest , seize apprehend a thief 2. a. to become aware of : perceive b. to anticipate especially with anxiety, dread, or fear 3. to grasp with the understanding : recognize the meaning of intransitive verb : understand , grasp English Etymology apprehend late 14c., "to grasp in the mind," from L. apprehendere "to take hold of, grasp," from ad- "to" + prehendere "to seize" (see prehensile). Metaphoric extension to "seize with the mind" took place in L., and was the sole sense of cognate O.Fr . aprendre(Mod.Fr. apprendre "to learn, to be informed about;" also cf.apprentice). Original sense returned in Eng. in meaning "to seize in the name of the law, arrest," recorded from 1540s, which use probably was taken directly from Latin.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 apprehend ap·pre·hend / 7Apri5hend / verb[VN] (formal) 1. (of the police 警方) to catch sb and arrest them 逮捕；拘押 2. (old-fashioned) to understand or recognize sth 理解；认识到；领会 OLT apprehend verb ⇨ arrest Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ap·pre·hend \|aprə̇|hend, -rē|-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English apprehenden, from Latin apprehendere to grasp mentally, seize, from ad- + prehendere to seize — more at prehensile transitive verb 1. a. obsolete : to come to know : learn b. : to lay hold of with the understanding : recognize the existence or meaning of c. obsolete : to sense emotionally : appreciate d. : to anticipate especially with anxiety, dread, or fear e. : to become aware of through the senses < apprehend the flame of a candle > f. : to view or consider as being of a certain description < apprehend eternal truths > 2. a. obsolete : to take possession of : take hold of b. : to take (a person) in legal process : arrest , seize < apprehend a thief > intransitive verb : to receive knowledge or grasp notions Synonyms: see foresee |
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