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PRONUNCIATION OF APPREHENSIVELY

apprehensively  [ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPREHENSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apprehensively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES APPREHENSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apprehensively in the English dictionary

The definition of apprehensively in the dictionary is with fear; nervously.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APPREHENSIVELY


coextensively
ˌkəʊɪkˈstensɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
expensively
ɪkˈspensɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
inapprehensively
ˌɪnæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
incomprehensively
ˌɪnkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
inexpensively
ˌɪnɪksˈpɛnsɪvlɪ
inoffensively
ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
misapprehensively
ˌmɪsæprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
offensively
əˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
ostensively
ɒˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
pensively
ˈpɛnsɪvlɪ
reprehensively
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
responsively
rɪˈspɒnsɪvlɪ
suspensively
səˈspɛnsɪvlɪ
unexpensively
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛnsɪvlɪ
unresponsively
ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPREHENSIVELY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPREHENSIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
exclusively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
objectively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of apprehensively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «apprehensively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPREHENSIVELY

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

Translator English - Chinese

悬念
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aprensión
570 millions of speakers

English

apprehensively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

apprehensively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بقلق،
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с опаской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apreensiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

apprehensively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appréhension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejutkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ängstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おずおずと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

apprehensively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apprehensively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cách sợ hãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயந்துகொண்டே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भयावहपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaygılı bir şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apprensione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obawą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з побоюванням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apprehensively
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

apprehensively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huiwerig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

apprehensively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apprehensively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apprehensively

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVELY»

The term «apprehensively» is regularly used and occupies the 83.130 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPREHENSIVELY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPREHENSIVELY»

Discover the use of apprehensively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apprehensively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inish
The ship gave a slight lurch which momentarily toppled Irving, H. G. back on his heels and played a little water-glass tune on the stemware in the bar. Hughes, Lieut. J. G. looked apprehensively at Hull, Mrs. P. P., who was apprehensively ...
Bernard Share, 2009
2
I See Therefore I Am I Think Black and White Version: ...
... down the corridor His eyes met mine as he walked down the corridor, peering apprehensively into our kennels. peering apprehensively into our kennels. peering apprehensively into our kennels. peering apprehensively into our kennels.
Robin Morris, 2011
3
Caught 'ya Again!
18. apprehensively Paragraph (time lapse) Comma (introductory adverb phrase, verb series) Verb tense shift (story in past tense) Homophones (their/there/they're ) B - the next day all the students arrived in class early took their seats and wait ...
Jane Bell Kiester, 1993
4
The Aquarius Key: A Novel of the Occult
Peter gasped at the sudden change in light and atmosphere and glanced around apprehensively. Within the corners and recesses of the room, unformed and unknowable shadow-creatures writhed and flickered in the firelight. Emphasizing  ...
Keith Rowley, 2006
5
e-Oral English: Picture Discussion For Upper Primary Levels
The other teenager next to the man watches apprehensively. • A customer being attended to is puffing away on a cigarette. • Smoke billows around the hairdresser. • He is inconsiderate although the hairdresser is very Glossary gestures ...
Kwan Hui Choo, 2011
6
Modern Black Stories: With Study Aid
Let us take the world apprehensively on page 134. In the paragraph Rigger's mother and sister heard a scratching in the wall "and their eyes strayed apprehensively over the floor." Then they see the rat running across the room. From the ...
Martin Mirer, 1971
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A dictionary of the German and English languages
APP. Apprehensively,. «¡.I». ade. 1. fähig. 2. fil^tfain. 3. mit Apprehenei venes«, âpprèhën'- l'inñ, . 1. ЪП ._' iiv.! MÏ4I!. .V'.ilil.ífVlt in'il't |n begreifen. 2. lie empfmlfamfeit, <Jm= ir. 3. tit$ur4tf«inr«t, »eforgnifi, Apprentice, âppren'lu, (fr. ар prenll) > 1.
Christoph Friedrich Grieb, 1847
8
Billboard
Industry. Reacts. Apprehensively. to. Devaluation. Cost. Cuts. Profits. • Continued from page 16 International News Reports 3rd Caracas Festival Scores Intl. Success By. General. News. • Continued from page 1 more liberal and fair global  ...
9
Awaiting Oblivion
. . . This book should be required reading, period." -- Choice. "Awaiting Oblivion is one of [Blanchot's] crowning works . . . a penetrating reflection upon human nature, language, and literature.""--Translation Review.
Maurice Blanchot, John Gregg, 1999
10
Informal Reading Inventory: Preprimer to Twelfth Grade
Apprehensively we watched the waves heighten between periods of torrential driving rain. More and more our discomfort grew with the violently increasing motion; rain was now an ever present facet of our daily routine. It was difficult for us to ...
Betty Roe, Paul C. Burns, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPREHENSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apprehensively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Social club frustrated by red tape
But he says he is yet to hear any positive news as he waits apprehensively for a decision. The club had requested a rent holiday when the ... «Reading Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Community pools open for summer season
VINELAND – Efren Vega Jr. apprehensively approached the chain-link gate opening, watching swimmers cavort in the community pool at Third ... «Vineland Daily Journal, Jul 15»
3
Ralph Webb spends part of his summer Down Under
He apprehensively dined on a Vegemite (a food paste made from leftover brewers' yeast extract) sandwich … once. “Disgusting. It's like the ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
4
Freedom of expression should be preserved | Letter
... state where people close doors before they state what they think or look over their shoulders apprehensively before they express an opinion. «NJ.com, Jul 15»
5
What's Changed, and What Hasn't, in the Town That Inspired "To Kill …
“The class murmured apprehensively,” Scout tells us, “should she prove to harbor her share of the peculiarities indigenous to that region.” This is a tangled way ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
6
All the shine: Georgia football players visit Camp Sunshine
They come over here apprehensively. They don't know what to expect their very first time. But they talk to the ones that have been here before, ... «Red and Black, Jul 15»
7
Palestinian family says alleged attacker being held on false evidence
As over 99 percent of Palestinians charged in Israeli courts are convicted, often without proper evidence, the Mousa family is apprehensively ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
8
Before we continue, a little bit about me
When I was a kid an old cowboy asked me, in a rather demanding tone, “Son, how old are you?” “Seven,” I apprehensively replied. He said, in ... «Jackson Hole News&Guide, Jul 15»
9
Food review: Joseph Connolly visits Bill's, Covent Garden
New and stupid trends in eating continue to be unleashed upon our apprehensively blinking and frankly gastronomically sated nation … but for ... «Ham&High, Jul 15»
10
English immigrant Capt. John Jones retires
But living apprehensively in the midst of the National Liberation Movement, the family immigrated to America where shortly thereafter, Jones ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jun 15»

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