verb

1. To take or seize; to take hold of.

2. To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.

3. To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.

Synonyms: arrest, believe, capture, catch, conceive, detain, dread, fear

adjective

1. Taken; seized.

   “an apprehended criminal”

2. Conceived; understood.

   “an apprehended concept”

3. Having come to accept an understanding of something.