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apprehensive
[ap-ri-hen-siv]
adjective
uneasy or fearful about something that might happen.
apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
quick to learn or understand.
perceptive; discerning (usually followed byof ).
apprehensive
/ ĖƦ±č°łÉŖĖ³óɲŌ²õÉŖ±¹ /
adjective
fearful or anxious
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- apprehensively adverb
- apprehensiveness noun
- nonapprehensive adjective
- overapprehensive adjective
- overapprehensively adverb
- overapprehensiveness noun
- pseudoapprehensive adjective
- pseudoapprehensively adverb
- unapprehensive adjective
- unapprehensively adverb
- unapprehensiveness noun
- Ė²¹±č±č°ł±šĖ³ó±š²Ō²õ¾±±¹±š²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
- Ė²¹±č±č°ł±šĖ³ó±š²Ō²õ¾±±¹±š±ō²ā adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of apprehensive1
Example Sentences
āI was hesitant and apprehensive to try it,ā she said, but decided to throw herself into a new method that promised results.
Ms McAuley said the team was doing everything it could to boost numbers, from providing interpreters and drop-in clinics to giving people who were apprehensive more time for their appointment.
"I'm a bit apprehensive because it's my first time buying and this is our first joint mortgage," said Ms Redmond, "but it's a good time to get a mortgage."
Some bar-goers who spoke to the BBC earlier said they had been "apprehensive" about returning to the pub crawl, but felt safe thanks to a show of strength by the police.
But he's apprehensive about the short-term economic effects as well as how long it could take for America to see the benefits.
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