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    apprehend

    apprehend - Dictionary definition and meaning for word apprehend

    Definition
    (verb) get the meaning of something
    Example Sentence
    • Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
    Definition
    (verb) take into custody
    Synonyms : arrest , collar , cop , nab , nail , pick up
    Example Sentence
    • the police nabbed the suspected criminals
    Definition
    (verb) anticipate with dread or anxiety
    Synonyms : quail at
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for apprehend

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up your hands - said the FBI before grabbing the criminal.

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..

when you read it....read it like.....A PRE HAND......sitution....PERCEIVEING about sth which will happen in future.....

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