Definition of Apprehensive in English :

Define Apprehensive in English

Apprehensive meaning in English

Meaning of Apprehensive in English

Pronunciation of Apprehensive in English

Apprehensive pronunciation in English

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Apprehensive

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Adjective

1. apprehensive, discerning

quick to understand

Example Sentences:
'a kind and apprehensive friend'

2. apprehensive, worried

mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

Example Sentences:
'apprehensive about her job'
'not used to a city and worried about small things'
'felt apprehensive about the consequences'

3. apprehensive

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

Example Sentences:
'apprehensive for one's life'
'apprehensive of danger'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Apprehensive

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adjective
fearful or anxious

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Apprehensive

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adjective
1. 
able or quick to apprehend or understand
2. 
having to do with perceiving or understanding
3. 
anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

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Apprehensive

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adj.
1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy: was apprehensive before the surgery.
2. Archaic Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.

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