2. Conceive, imagine, see, perceive, believe, know, comprehend.
3. Fear, dread, think of with fear.
Apprehend, v. n. Think, suppose, imagine, conceive, fancy, opine, hold, ween, presume, be of opinion, take it, entertain the idea.
Apprehension, n. 1. Seizure, arrest.
2. Understanding, intellect, intelligence, intellection, mind, reason.
3. Conception, imagination, the mind's eye.
4. Knowledge, discernment, perception, sense.
5. Opinion, belief, fancy, supposition, judgment, sentiment, idea, notion.
6. Fear, dread, distrust, suspicion, anxiety, solicitude, care, concern, misgiving, alarm, worry, disquiet, uneasiness, vexation.
Apprehensive, a. 1. Quick to understand.
2. Fearful, distrustful, suspicious, anxious, afraid.
Apprentice, n. Learner (of a trade).
Apprise, v. a. Inform, acquaint, warn, notify, tell, admonish, make acquainted, make aware, give notice to, disclose to, make known to, mention to.
Approach, v. n. Approximate, draw near, draw nigh, come near, be at hand.
Approach, v. a. Resemble, come near to, be like.
Approach, n. 1. Advance, approximation, advent, coming, drawing near.
2. Access, admittance, admission.
Approachable, a. Accessible.
Approbation, n. 1. Approval, liking, praise, encomium, commendation, good opinion, favorable opinion.
2. Support, concurrence, assent, consent, sanction, ratification.
Appropriate, v. a. 1. Adopt, take to one's self, take as one's own.
2. Take, seize, abstract, steal, purloin.
3. Assign, apportion, allot, set apart.
4. Apply, use, employ, convert.
Appropriate, a. Adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, pat, suitable, proper, becoming, due, seemly, agreeable, conformable, congruous, germane, convenient, pertinent, apposite, felicitous, applicable, apropos, to the point, to the purpose.
Appropriateness, n. Suitableness, fitness, propriety, aptness, appositeness, pertinency, pertness, relevancy, felicity, applicability.
Appropriation, n. 1. Seizure, capture, taking, taking to one's self.
2. Application (to a particular use).
3. Sum set apart (for a specific object).
Approval, n. 1. Approbation.
2. Support, sanction, assent, consent, concurrence, ratification.
Approve, v. a. 1. Commend, recommend, praise, like, appreciate, value, think well or favorably of, think highly of, speak well of, be pleased with.