APPREHEND

(verb) get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
synonyms : compass , comprehend , dig , get the picture , grasp , grok , savvy
(verb) take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
synonyms : arrest , collar , cop , nab , nail , pick up
(verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety
synonyms : quail at
On breaking the window, the boy apprehended his father’s wrath when he returned home. -added by naila_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for apprehend

(Tag: Hindi) appre (sounds simillar to hindi word UPPER karo)+ hend(HAND)...SO when POLICE come to ARREST SOMEONE or take someone in custody..they ask HANDS UP!!! appre (upper) + hands..
added by preetisoni2411

Mnemonics for apprehend

(Tag: English) up your hands - said the FBI before grabbing the criminal.
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(Tag: ) when you read it....read it like.....A PRE HAND......sitution....PERCEIVEING about sth which will happen in future.....
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(Tag: ) A+ppre+hend--- if we do (ppre+hend)prehand(like forehand which means doing somwthing in advance like if we do preparation in advance ) we will UNDERSTAND and PERCEIVE BETTER
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(Tag: ) read it like 'up re hand' >>> "chal aapne haath upar le"... police wala says like this only when arresting some criminal..
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(Tag: ) APPREHEND<===> पकड़ना (pr. \\pakaDDana \\ )[TransitiveVerb] Example:Pupils can easily apprehend the meaning of a word written in their vernacular.
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