All 3 Uses of
apprehend
in
The Awakening
- At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual lifeāthat outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.†
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- She seemed to have apprehended all of the composer's coldness and none of his poetry.†
Chpt 25 (definition 1) *
- She began to look with her own eyes; to see and to apprehend the deeper undercurrents of life.
Chpt 32 (definition 2) *apprehend = understand
Definitions:
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(1) (apprehend as in: apprehend the criminal) to capture and arrest someone suspected of breaking the law
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(2) (apprehend as in: apprehend the situation) to understand or perceive (see or become aware of)