Nabbed vs Apprehended - What's the difference?
nabbed | apprehended |
(nab)
To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
To grab or snatch something
The summit of an eminence.
The cock of a gunlock.
(locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
(apprehend)
(archaic) To take or seize; to take hold of.
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To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.
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To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.
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To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
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(material dates from 1913)
As verbs the difference between nabbed and apprehended
is that nabbed is (nab) while apprehended is (apprehend).nabbed
English
Verb
(head)nab
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(nabb)Synonyms
* (To arrest a criminal or fugitive) nick, bustDerived terms
* nabber * kidnapEtymology 2
Compare knap, knop, knob.Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
- (Knight)
- (Knight)
apprehended
English
Verb
(head)apprehend
English
Verb
(en verb)- We have two hands to apprehend it.
- to apprehend a criminal .
- This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently apprehended it.
- The eternal laws, such as the heroic age apprehended them.
- The opposition had more reason than the king to apprehend violence.
- It is worse to apprehend than to suffer.
Usage notes
To apprehend, comprehend. These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind. Apprehend denotes the laying hold of a thing mentally, so as to understand it clearly, at least in part. Comprehend denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent. We may apprehend many truths which we do not comprehend. The very idea of God supposes that he may be apprehended, though not comprehended, by rational beings. We may apprehend much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the character of Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim that they have comprehended all that is embraced in these characters. --Trench.(material dates from 1913)