apprehensively

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing or showing fear or anxiety, typically about what may happen in the future

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Rhymes

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apprehensible , comprehensible

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Variants

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apprehensive , apprehensively , apprehensiveness , apprehensivenesses

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Etymology

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From Old French apprehender, from apprendre to grasp, take hold of, understand, from ap- (from ad- on, toward) + pren- (from prendre to take)

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Trivia

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1. The word 'apprehensively' comes from the Old French word 'apprehender', which means 'to grasp' or 'to take hold of'.

2. The word 'apprehensively' is often used interchangeably with the word 'anxiously'.

3. The term 'apprehension' comes from the same Latin root as 'apprehensively' - 'praehendere', which means 'to seize' or 'to take before'.

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Related Concepts

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1. anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.

2. fear: An emotional response to a perceived or imagined danger or threat.

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Quotes

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1. When the Crossroads Rhode Island social services agency switched to a 401(k) retirement plan from a pension last year, it added a feature that made some employees "apprehensive". To ensure that as many employees as possible saved for retirement, the Providence nonprofit chose to automatically enroll all its workers into the 401(k) plan and deduct a minimum of 4 percent from their paychecks.

   - Andrew Caffrey,{it}Boston Sunday Globe{/it},2 Oct. 2005

2. … Sargent, a shrewder character, was "apprehensive" about how the portrait would be viewed by the conventional crowds for whom a day out at the Salon was a social fixture in the Paris calendar. He was right. The public saw nothing lovely in this pallid, long- nosed woman with her prominent chin and superior smile.

   - Miranda Seymour,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},28 Sept. 2003

3. I arrived at my first Lamaze class the same way I showed up for my baby showers and ob-gyn appointments: a little excited, a little "apprehensive", but mostly obediently, because it's what you're supposed to do when you're pregnant.

   - Paula Spencer,{it}Parenting{/it},April 1997

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Culture

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Apprehensively is often used to describe a feeling of unease or fear, especially when facing an uncertain situation. It can be found in various literary works, such as Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.

How to Memorize "apprehensively"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with a worried expression, clenching their fists and looking uneasy. Visualize the word 'apprehensively' written out in bold letters.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'apprehensively' with the feeling of unease or fear. Remember that it describes a fearful or anxious expression or behavior.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'apprehensively' with the phrase 'Anxious Person Rehearsing Every Nervous Instinct'.

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