| apprehend | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
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| (verb) take into custody | Synonyms: arrest, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up |
| (verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety | Synonyms: quail at |
| apprehended | (adjective) fully understood or grasped | Synonyms: appreciated, comprehended |
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| apprehender | (noun) a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) | - |
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| (noun) a person who knows or apprehends | Synonyms: knower |
| comprehend | (verb) get the meaning of something | Synonyms: apprehend, compass, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy |
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| (verb) to become aware of through the senses | Synonyms: perceive |
| (verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | Synonyms: cover, embrace, encompass |
| comprehended | (adjective) fully understood or grasped | Synonyms: appreciated, apprehended |
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| comprehendible | (adjective) capable of being comprehended or understood | Synonyms: comprehensible |
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| hendiadys | (noun) use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier | - |
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| misapprehend | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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| prehend | (verb) take into your hands deliberately | Synonyms: clutch, seize, take hold, take hold of |
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| reprehend | (verb) to rebuke or reprimand | - |
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| subtrahend | (noun) the number to be subtracted from the minuend | - |
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| uncomprehended | (adjective) not fully understood | - |
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| uncomprehending | (adjective) lacking understanding | - |
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