All 9 Uses of
apprehend
in
David Copperfield
- 'Ma'am,' returned Mr. Chillip, 'I apprehended you had known.†
Chpt 1-3 (definition 1) *
- 'I apprehend you never supposed my worldly circumstances to be very good,' replied the assistant.
Chpt 7-9 (definition 2) *apprehend = understand
- 'I apprehend, if you come to that,' said Mr. Creakle, with his veins swelling again bigger than ever, 'that you've been in a wrong position altogether, and mistook this for a charity school.'
Chpt 7-9 (definition 2)
- But as we drew nearer to the end of our journey, he had more to do and less time for gallantry; and when we got on Yarmouth pavement, we were all too much shaken and jolted, I apprehend, to have any leisure for anything else.
Chpt 10-12 (definition 3)apprehend = feareditor's notes: Today, this meaning of apprehend is commonly seen in the forms apprehensive or apprehension, but it is also seen in this form in classic literature.
- As she would not hear of staying to dinner, lest she should by any chance fail to arrive at home with the grey pony before dark; and as I apprehend Mr. Wickfield knew her too well to argue any point with her; some lunch was provided for her there, and Agnes went back to her governess, and Mr. Wickfield to his office.
Chpt 13-15 (definition 2)apprehend = understand
- Steerforth not yet appearing, which induced me to apprehend that he must be ill, I left the Commons early on the third day, and walked out to Highgate.
Chpt 22-24 (definition 3) *apprehend = feareditor's notes: Today, this meaning of apprehend is commonly seen in the forms apprehensive or apprehension, but it is also seen in this form in classic literature.
- Miss Mills was more than usually pensive when Dora, going to find her, brought her back; — I apprehend, because there was a tendency in what had passed to awaken the slumbering echoes in the caverns of Memory.†
Chpt 31-33 (definition 2)
- Seriously apprehending that his malady would increase, unless we put some innocent deception upon him and caused him to believe that he was useful, or unless we could put him in the way of being really useful (which would be better), I made up my mind to try if Traddles could help us.
Chpt 34-36 (definition 3)apprehending = fearing
- But I apprehend that we were personally fortunate in engaging a servant with a taste for cordials, who swelled our running account for porter at the public-house by such inexplicable items as...
Chpt 43-45 (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)
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(3) (apprehend as in: apprehend misfortune) fear, or anticipate with worry