·vt To know or learn with certainty.
II. Apprehend ·vt To take or seize; to take hold of.
III. Apprehend ·vi To be apprehensive; to Fear.
IV. Apprehend ·vi To think, believe, or be of opinion; to Understand; to Suppose.
V. Apprehend ·vt Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to Arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.
VI. Apprehend ·vt To Anticipate; ·esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to Fear.
VII. Apprehend ·vt To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to Understand; to Recognize; to Consider.