| verb | get the meaning of something “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?” |
| verb | take into custody “the police nabbed the suspected criminals” |
| verb | anticipate with dread or anxiety |
| comprehensible | adjective | capable of being comprehended or understood |
| comprehendible | adjective | capable of being comprehended or understood |
| comprehension | noun | an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) |
| savvy | noun | the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
| grasp | noun | understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something |
| grasping | noun | understanding with difficulty |
| apprehensible | adjective | capable of being apprehended or understood |
| apprehensive | adjective | quick to understand; - Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| apprehension | noun | the cognitive condition of someone who understands |
| apprehender | noun | a person who knows or apprehends |
| collar | noun | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
| arrest | noun | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) |
| pickup | noun | a warrant to take someone into custody |
| cop | noun | uncomplimentary terms for a policeman |