apprehended

Meanings

• Verb

  To seize or take into custody, especially by the authorities.

  - "The police apprehended the suspect after a high-speed chase."
  - "The thief was apprehended by the security guard."
  - "The fugitive was apprehended in a foreign country."

• Verb

  To understand or perceive (a situation, idea, etc.).

  - "After careful consideration, I began to apprehend the gravity of the situation."
  - "It took some time for me to apprehend the true meaning of his words."
  - "The students struggled to apprehend the complex mathematical concepts."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

arrest , believe , capture , catch , conceive , detain , dread , fear , imagine , seize , understand

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with apprehended
comprehended , appended , rendered , lamented

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Variants

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apprehend , apprehended , apprehending , apprehends

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Etymology

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From Old French 'apprendre' meaning 'to learn' or 'to teach'. The verb 'apprehend' comes from the idea of seizing or taking hold of something, which can be extended to understanding or perceiving an idea or situation.

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Trivia

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1. Apprehended is a past participle of the verb 'apprehend'.

2. The word 'apprehend' comes from the Latin word 'prehendere', which means 'to seize before'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Understand: Apprehended is related to the concept of understanding, as it involves taking hold of an idea or situation and comprehending it fully.

2. Arrest: Apprehended is closely related to the concept of arrest, as it refers to the act of taking someone into custody.

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Culture

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Apprehended has been used extensively in literature, particularly in detective and crime novels. It is often used to describe the moment when a criminal is caught by the authorities. In poetry, it can be used metaphorically to describe the moment of understanding or realization.

How to Memorize "apprehended"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of taking hold of an object or idea. Imagine yourself seizing an idea or situation and bringing it fully under your understanding.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'apprehended' with the idea of taking hold of something or understanding a situation fully.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'apprehended' with the phrase 'I seize to understand'.

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