apprehend Copy link Outline I. To arrestII. To comprehend, conceive1. percĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 32. comprĕhendo, di, sum, 3 (usu. in this sense with some such word as animo, cogitatione, or with another verb, v. supr.)3. arrĭpĭo, rĭpŭi, reptum, 3 (to a. quickly)III. To believe, be of opinion; q. v.IV. To entertain fear of future evil • apprehend: I. To arrest: comprĕhendo, apprĕhendo: v. to arrest. II. To comprehend, conceive: 1. percĭpio, cēpi, ceptum, 3: very often in combination with some other word, as, aliquid p. et comprehendere, comprehendere et p., cognoscere et p., Cic. 2. comprĕhendo, di, sum, 3 (usu. in this sense with some such word as animo, cogitatione, or with another verb, v. supr.): animo et cogitatione c. aliquid, Cic.: v. to grasp (II), comprehend. 3. arrĭpĭo, rĭpŭi, reptum, 3 (to a. quickly): children quickly a. innumerable facts, pueri celeriter res innumerabiles a., Cic.: to a. quickly what is taught, quod doceatur celeriter a., Cic.: v. to comprehend, conceive. III. To believe, be of opinion; q. v. IV. To entertain fear of future evil: spēro (a neutral word), tĭmeo, mĕtuo, vĕreor: v. to expect, fear.--Note. Apprehendo is not found in any classical writer in the sense of to apprehend mentally.