apprehending
Meaning of apprehending
- To take or seize; to take hold of.
- To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
- To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
- To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
- To be apprehensive; to fear.
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
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Hyphenation of apprehending
ap-pre-hend-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 12 letters.
- apprehending is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
apprehending synonyms
Meaning :
arrest, believe, capture, catch, conceive, detain, dread, fear, imagine, seize, understand
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