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When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly.
Michael Arad

Meaning of "apprehensive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APPREHENSIVE

apprehensive  [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPREHENSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apprehensive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APPREHENSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apprehensive in the English dictionary

The definition of apprehensive in the dictionary is fearful or anxious.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPREHENSIVE


coextensive
ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnsɪv
comprehensive
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
counteroffensive
ˈkaʊntərəˌfɛnsɪv
defensive
dɪˈfɛnsɪv
energy-intensive
ˈɛnədʒɪɪnˈtɛnsɪv
expensive
ɪkˈspɛnsɪv
extensive
ɪkˈstɛnsɪv
hypotensive
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnsɪv
inapprehensive
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪv
incomprehensive
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv
inexpensive
ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv
inoffensive
ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv
intensive
ɪnˈtɛnsɪv
normotensive
ˌnɔːməʊˈtɛnsɪv
offensive
əˈfɛnsɪv
pensive
ˈpɛnsɪv
reprehensive
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪv
suspensive
səˈspɛnsɪv
tensive
ˈtɛnsɪv
uncomprehensive
ˌʌnˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPREHENSIVE

appreciative
appreciatively
appreciativeness
appreciator
appreciatorily
appreciatory
apprehend
apprehensibility
apprehensible
apprehension
apprehensively
apprehensiveness
apprentice
apprentice electrician
apprentice plumber
apprentice work
apprenticement
apprenticeship
appress
appressed

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPREHENSIVE

ascensive
capital-intensive
charm offensive
distensive
exclusive
expansive
hyperresponsive
hypertensive
irresponsive
labour-intensive
misapprehensive
nonresponsive
on the defensive
ostensive
peace offensive
prehensive
responsive
self-defensive
the offensive
unoffensive
unresponsive

Synonyms and antonyms of apprehensive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «APPREHENSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «apprehensive» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of apprehensive

Translation of «apprehensive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPREHENSIVE

Find out the translation of apprehensive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apprehensive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apprehensive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忧虑的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aprensivo
570 millions of speakers

English

apprehensive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आशंकित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خائِف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

испытывающий тревогу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apreensivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সহজে বুঝিতে সক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inquiet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bimbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ängstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心配して
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불안한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apprehensive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lo lắng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयभीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

endişeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apprensivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spostrzegawczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стурбований
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

temător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανήσυχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bekommerd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orolig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urolig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apprehensive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVE»

The term «apprehensive» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.745 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apprehensive

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7 QUOTES WITH «APPREHENSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apprehensive.
1
Michael Arad
When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly.
2
David Brainerd
My disorder has been attended with several symptoms of a consumption; and I have been at times apprehensive that my great change was at hand: yet blessed be God, I have never been affrighted; but, on the contrary, at times much delighted with a view of its approach.
3
Clyde Edgerton
If you are a good person, you will probably be a good father. Try not to worry too much. If you don't feel apprehensive just before your first child arrives, you are abnormal. Though catastrophe doesn't come as often in childbirth as it did a few generations ago, we naturally fear it.
4
Terrence Howard
Sometimes the only way to make palatable that which is appalling and apprehensive is to season it with some humor.
5
Jerzy Kosinski
Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.
6
Beau Mirchoff
I remember actually liking a girl in high school who was kind of an outcast and weird, and people made fun of her. I remember hanging out with her, but I was apprehensive about telling anyone I really liked her.
7
Kumail Nanjiani
I moved to New York first and was really apprehensive about moving to L.A., but I really, really like it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPREHENSIVE»

Discover the use of apprehensive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apprehensive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Apprehensive Aesthetic: The Legacy of Modernist Culture
In this book, the author seeks to clarify this apprehensive perception of art. He argues it is a consequence not only of confounding art-works, but also of the paradoxical impetus of a culture of modernity.
Andrew McNamara, 2009
2
Appraisal for the Apprehensive: A Guide for Doctors
A practical text with tips and advice that can be integrated into every day medical practice, this title helps doctors prepare for annual appraisals.
‎2003
3
Sextus Empiricus: Against the Logicians
appearance." So that in order to learn of the apprehensive appearance, we need to have previously grasped the real thing, yet to achieve this, we need to proceed to the apprehensive appearance. And in this way neither one becomes clear, ...
Sextus (Empiricus.), Richard Arnot Home Bett, 2005
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The Pathogenic Cyclopaedia: A Systematic Arrangement and ...
Apprehensive and ill-humoured in the afternoon, with headache as if it were screwed together ; in the evening good-humoured. Gloomy humour with dislike for conversation and apprehensiveness. Sad and apprehensive. Magnesia muriatica.
Robert Ellis Dudgeon, 1850
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Apprehensive
Alexis Napier isn't an average wealthy high school junior.
Terese Austin, Terese Austin, 2010
6
Flying? No Fear!: A Handbook for Apprehensive Flyers
An essential guide for any nervous passenger, written by an airline pilot and a clinical psychologist.
Adrian Akers-Douglas, George Georgiou, 1998
7
The Apprehensive Prophet
Her prophecy would not be wrong. The second installment of The Prophet series, which began with The Reluctant Prophet, offers a new and darker episode in the lives of Aleta and Stanley Praetzel in a small cluster of cities north of Chicago.
Susan Davis Sandberg, 2012
8
Personality and Temperament in Nonhuman Primates
Paternal 0.157 Deferential 0.228 Irritable 0.337 Gentle 0.355 Irritable 0.486 Effective 0.184 Apprehensive 0.138 Active 0.210 Popular 0.292 Deferential 0.349 Eccentric 0.470 Solitary 0.168 Protective 0.109 Opportunistic 0.166 Active 0.279  ...
Alexander Weiss, James E. King, Lindsay Murray, 2011
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Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups
Emotional intelligence (Goleman, 1995) is the bridge between apprehensive and comprehensive knowledge; that is, it is the link between the apprehensive experience of our phylogenetic inheritance and our ability to put our experience into ...
Yvonne M. Agazarian, 2004
10
Buddhism in the Sung
To be cautious and apprehensive is to observe closely [the state] before [selfish desire] has begun to take shape and grow."37 This use of the character ch'a shows that Chang conceived of the practice of caution and apprehension not as a ...
Peter N. Gregory, Daniel Aaron Getz, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPREHENSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apprehensive is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Future of Mobile Payments Awaits Your Fingerprint
Predictions aside, consumers are still apprehensive about using mobile payments. They're convinced that losing their phones would mean ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
2
Summer travel consumer alert: Bogus hotel booking sites
Those traveling to and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were apprehensive and cautious after hearing about the scams taking place. «Local 10, Jul 15»
3
Steven Gerrard must learn from Robbie Keane's example at LA Galaxy
The Liverpool legend must have been impressed with what he saw on his first visit to Carson - but somewhat apprehensive too. Gerrard might ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
'Greek No vote was an expression of the will of the people'
... of an international bail-out celebrated into the small hours of Monday but admitted they were unsure – and deeply apprehensive – of what the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
From Cirrus to Schwing America, firms in Minnesota are part of …
Many Americans are understandably apprehensive about the impact of Chinese capital investment. But the report concludes that more Chinese ... «MinnPost, Jul 15»
6
Coldiron rides winning wave in Summer Motion 10K
She said it made her a little apprehensive before the start. “We were gone all week in Chicago so I haven't run on the road since last Saturday,” ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
7
True Detective Star Taylor Kitsch on His Characters Big Twist and …
Were you at all apprehensive about playing this character? It's a potentially problematic role if not handled correctly—a closeted gay man who ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
8
The cult of Vice
For this story I spoke to more than 20 current and former Vice editorial employees and contractors. Many were apprehensive about talking, and some were under ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Jul 15»
9
Your future is amazing, you will do incredible things: Hillary tells …
... Hillary Clinton today took to Facebook to offer words of encouragement to a teenager who is apprehensive about his future for being gay. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
10
First time traveller? Here is what you should know
It's your first overseas trip and you're brimming with excitement, but also secretly a little apprehensive about flying far from home, crossing ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»

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