apprehend vs understand
understand vs apprehendapprehend and understand both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apprehend | No | No | Yes | No |
| understand | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
understand is a hypernym of
apprehend; that is, understand is a
word with a broader meaning than apprehend:
- apprehend: get the meaning of something
- understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
| apprehend (verb) | understand (verb) |
|---|---|
| get the meaning of something | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of |
| take into custody | perceive (an idea or situation) mentally |
| anticipate with dread or anxiety | believe to be the case |
| make sense of a language | |
| be understanding of |
Words related to "apprehend"
- anticipate
- apprehender
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- apprehensive
- arrest
- catch on
- clutch
- collar
- compass
- comprehend
- cop
- cotton on
- dig
- digest
- dread
- fear
- figure
- get it
- get onto
- get the picture
- get wise
- grasp
- grok
- intuit
- latch on
- look for
- look to
- nab
- nail
- pick up
- prehend
- quail at
- savvy
- seize
- take hold
- take hold of
- tumble
- twig
- understand
Words related to "understand"
- appreciate
- apprehend
- believe
- bottom
- catch
- click
- come across
- come home
- compass
- comprehend
- construe
- control
- dawn
- dig
- empathise
- empathize
- envision
- fall into place
- fancy
- fathom
- figure
- figure out
- follow
- get
- get across
- get the picture
- get through
- grasp
- grok
- image
- infer
- interpret
- lick
- make out
- master
- penetrate
- perceive
- picture
- project
- puzzle out
- read
- realise
- realize
- resonate
- savvy
- see
- sense
- sink in
- solve
- sympathise
- sympathize
- take account
- touch
- translate
- understand
- understandable
- understanding
- visualise
- visualize
- work
- work out
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