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Meaning
Verb
●
To be or become
aware
of (something); to perceive.
●
To
acknowledge
the
existence
of (something); to recognize.
●
To
take hold
of (something) with understanding; to
conceive
(something) in the
mind
; to become
cognizant
of; to understand.
●
To have a
conception
of (something); to
consider
, to regard.
●
To
anticipate
(something, usually
unpleasant
); especially, to
anticipate
(something) with
anxiety
,
dread
, or
fear
; to
dread
, to
fear
.
●
To
seize
or take (something); to
take hold
of.
●
In Law enforcement:
To
seize
or take (a person) by
legal
process; to arrest.
●
To feel (something) emotionally.
●
To
learn
(something).
●
To
take possession
of (something); to seize.
●
To be of
opinion
,
believe
, or think; to suppose.
●
To understand.
●
To be
apprehensive
; to fear.
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Synonyms
Catch
Get
Believe
Gather
Reckon
Capture
Detain
Understand
Fear
Dread
Seize
Conceive
Arrest
Imagine
Related
Subdue
Interrogate
Prosecute
Disarm
Comprehend
Grasp
Perceive
Convict
Incapacitate
Imprison
Recognize
Acknowledge
Appreciate
Discern
Unmask
Realize
Discover
Identify
Interpret
Recognise
Anticipate
Incarcerate
Evaluate
Investigate
Analyze
Observe
Uncover
Describe
Examine
Restrain
Clarify
Define
Explain
Locate
Demonstrate
Explore
Accept
Analyse
Reveal
Depict
Assess
Execute
Notice
Surveil
Ascertain
Highlight
Pinpoint
View
Characterize
Portray
Spot
Confront
Fathom
Visualize
Distinguish
Realise
Embrace
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Rhymes
And
End
Fend
Wend
Mend
Vend
Rend
Bend
Tend
Lend
Pend
Hend
Send
Emend
Atend
Spend
Trend
Shend
Blend
Amend
Upend
Friend
Depend
Expend
Obtend
Remend
Append
Penned
Offend
Resend
Unbend
Intend
Attend
Ascend
Defend
Impend
Extend
Distend
Subtend
Descend
Pretend
Commend
Portend
Prepend
Forfend
Contend
Suspend
Befriend
Defriend
Unfriend
Forspend
Unkenned
Reoffend
Apprehend
Overspend
Recommend
Underspend
Comprehend
Pitchblende
Interdepend
Misapprehend
Disrecommend
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