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Originally Posted by Columbine
'Apprehend' and 'Comprehend' are verbs and 'Apprehension' and 'Comprehension' are nouns. As Doug said, whilst almost 'comprehend/comprehension' always means 'to understand', 'apprehend/ apprehension' has several different meanings. It comes from a French word, meaning 'to grasp/grab'. The uses are:
Apprehend/ Apprehension-> 'to capture' / 'the capture' (which Doug has explained)
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Columbine, thank you very much for the cultured and sophisticated answer.
Especially, ”to grasp/grab” is very helpful information.
I was wondering if you would mind if I use you answer in my own web site to benefit others. If you prefer that I don't, please let me know.
