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- Dictionaryapprehensive/ˌaprɪˈhɛnsɪv/
adjective
- 1. anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen: "he felt apprehensive about going home"
- 2. relating to perception or understanding. rare
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APPREHENSIVE definition: 1. feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.
The meaning of APPREHENSIVE is viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future. How to use apprehensive in a sentence. How has the meaning of apprehensive changed over time? Synonym Discussion of Apprehensive.
Apprehensive definition: uneasy or fearful about something that might happen. See examples of APPREHENSIVE used in a sentence.
If you're apprehensive, you're anxious or fearful. If you live near a busy intersection with no stop signs, you might be a bit apprehensive about crossing the street.
feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen: I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting. I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. worried I'm worried that he's not going to graduate.
Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen. People are still terribly apprehensive about the future. American English : apprehensive / æprɪˈhɛnsɪv /
adjective. /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/. /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/. worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen. an apprehensive face/glance/look. The long delay had made me quite apprehensive. apprehensive about/of something I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what I had said.
feeling anxious about something that you are going to do: He's a bit apprehensive about living away from home. (Definition of apprehensive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of apprehensive. in Chinese (Traditional) （對將要做的事情）擔憂的，擔心的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （对将要做的事情）担忧的，担心的… See more.
Define apprehensive. apprehensive synonyms, apprehensive pronunciation, apprehensive translation, English dictionary definition of apprehensive. adj. 1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy: was apprehensive before the surgery.
Apprehensive Definition. ăprĭ-hĕnsĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Able or quick to apprehend or understand. Webster's New World. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend. American Heritage. Having to do with perceiving or understanding. Webster's New World.
