Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of apprehend
adjectiveapprehended (comparative more apprehended, superlative most apprehended)
comparative more apprehended · superlative most apprehended
- Taken; seized.
an apprehended criminal
- Conceived; understood.
an apprehended concept
- obsoleteHaving come to accept an understanding of something.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivefully understood or grasped
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with apprehended
recommendedintendedextendedendedamendedsuspendedblendedsplendiddefendedexpendedunintendedpretendedcomprehendeddistendedleast said, soonest mended
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APA
apprehended. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehended
MLA
“apprehended.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehended. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apprehended,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apprehended.
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