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Catch and arrest

Understand or perceive

Anticipate with anxiety

To expect or foresee the future occurrence of something

To have met, be acquainted or familiar with

To hear with attention, obedience, or compliance

To form a mental image of

To accuse of wrongdoing

To have doubts or suspicions about

To go over in one's head

To observe or undergo events contributing to one's knowledge

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Verb

Catch and arrest

take into custody

put behind bars

feel your collar

place under arrest

take in for questioning

put the cuffs on

take possession of

take possession

get one's fingers on

keep in custody

place in custody

hold in custody

put into custody

remand in custody

get your hands on

drive into a corner

get one's mitts on

possess oneself of

take receipt of

come into possession of

be appointed to

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“Eventually, news reached the Captain, who dispatched a gunnery sergeant and a squad of Marines with non-defective handcuffs to apprehend her.”

Verb

Understand or perceive

get the drift of

get the hang of

get the message

get the picture

have an aha moment

make head or tail of

get to the bottom of

be cognizant of

be conscious of

get one's head around

get the point of

become cognizant of

become aware of

become conscious of

get your head round

have knowledge of

familiarize oneself with

feel in one's bones

get the idea of

absorb mentally

sympathize with

wrap one's mind around

catch the drift

get the message about

get the picture about

get the impression

get clued up about

take for granted

get to the bottom

get one's mind around

sympathise with

pick up what someone is putting down

see the light about

be familiar with

be au fait with

have a handle on

see the point of

figure something out

become conscious of the fact that

become aware of the fact that

be aware of the fact that

be conscious of the fact that

accept the validity of

acknowledge the validity of

commiserate with

admit the validity of

make intelligible

wrap one's mind round

be sensitive to

become conscious

philosophise^UK

philosophize^US

catch the drift of

see what's what

understand what's what

understand the situation

work out what's going on

get the impression of

have a funny feeling

make heads or tails of

have information

gain an understanding of

become clear to

get through one's head

perceive the meaning of

have experience of

be of the opinion that

take it for granted

take it as given

be under the impression

take it as read

think it likely

make certain of

catch on to the fact

go out on a limb

form an opinion of

make a guess at

be given to understand

have a sneaking suspicion of

be of the opinion

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

get wind of the fact

get wise to the fact

become mindful of

take something on board

become acquainted with

be inclined to think

think it conceivable

be conscious that

be made aware of

be led to believe

have on good authority

become awake to

conceptualize^US

get one's mitts on

get your hands on

fall to the lot

conceptualise^UK

determine a solution to

find the solution to

find a solution to

find an answer to

find the key to

find the answer to

go into details

make a clean breast of

blow the lid off

come out of the closet

bring into the open

make a clean breast

spill the beans about

get off your chest

spill your guts

blow the gaff on

conjure up an image of

become alert to

become heedful of

come out of closet

draw the inference

come to the conclusion

draw a conclusion

come to understand

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“Historians, in other words, need to apprehend and to understand the rough as well as the respectable manhood of American workers.”

Verb

Anticipate with anxiety

Verb

To expect or foresee the future occurrence of something

see something coming

be prepared for

have a hunch of

take for granted

see in the cards

have sneaking suspicion

regard as likely

come to the conclusion

take it as given

think it likely

be inclined to think

contemplate the possibility of

draw the inference

crystal ball it

have in prospect

look forward to

see in your mind's eye

tell in advance

see handwriting on wall

have a sneaking feeling

be of the opinion

have a funny feeling

have a foreboding

have a suspicion

have a sneaking suspicion

draw conclusions

philosophise^UK

contextualize^US

take something on board

be given to understand

be led to believe

philosophize^US

contextualise^UK

draw a conclusion

make an educated guess

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Verb

To have met, be acquainted or familiar with

Verb

To hear with attention, obedience, or compliance

give an audience to

pay attention to

give attention to

be all ears for

take into consideration

give a thought to

behave according to

do as you are told

give thought to

have regard for

give one's undivided attention

keep one's mind on

apply your mind to

be attentive to

devote yourself

keep one's eye on

occupy oneself with

keep your ears open

listen intently

concentrate on hearing

pin back one's ears

hang on someone's words

pin your ears back

do as one is told by

take into account

do one's bidding

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Verb

To form a mental image of

conceptualise^UK

conceptualize^US

fantasize about

conjure up an image of

see in your mind's eye

conjure up a mental picture of

conjure up an picture of

get the picture

picture in one's mind's eye

form a mental image of

build castles in air

form a picture of

form a mental picture of

see in one's mind

indulge in fantasy

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

indulge in fancy

indulge in wool-gathering

live in a dream world

give free rein to the imagination

conjure up a picture of

create in your mind

build up an impression of

form an impression of

build up a picture of

entertain the thought of

consider the possibility of

give thought to

be under the impression

be of the opinion

be inclined to think

think it conceivable

think it likely

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Verb

To accuse of wrongdoing

prefer charges against

hold accountable

lay charges against

file charges against

point the finger

make accusations about

recriminate for

incriminate for

bring to trial for

hang something on

put on trial for

point finger at

lodge complaint

take to court for

lay at one's door

blow the whistle

let someone have it

attribute blame to

file a complain against

hold responsible

lay the blame on

call to account

bring charges against

assign guilt to

have the law on

bring someone to trial

drag into court

institute legal proceedings

take proceedings

assign fault to

place the blame on

assign liability to

pin the blame on

stick the blame on

bring an action against

blacken the name of

bring a charge against

institute legal proceedings against someone

pronounce guilty

take legal action

consider guilty of

take legal action against

hold someone answerable

bring a suit against

haul into court

blow the whistle on

face with charges

serve with a summons

point the finger at

point a finger at

bring before the court

lay a bad trip on

lay a guilt trip on

take the law on

bring a case against

bring an action

proceed against

lay the blame on someone for

impute blame to

attribute liability to

hold answerable for

hold accountable for

hold responsible for

cast aspersions on

drop someone in it

take into custody

peach on someone

bring legal proceedings against

put in the dock

bring suit against

prove to be guilty

prove one's guilt

make a charge against

make a complaint against

bring action against

involve in litigation

bring a criminal charge against

turn on the heat

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Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

Verb

To go over in one's head

intellectualise^UK

intellectualize^US

put on thinking cap

be in a brown study

be lost in thought

cudgel your brains

give thought to

deliberate about

build castles in air

give consideration to

philosophize^US

philosophise^UK

be in a reverie

speculate about

debate with oneself

give some thought to

beat one's brains out about

give much thought to

turn over in one's mind

ask oneself about

run up a flagpole

mull over things

chew over things

be lost in contemplation

stare into space

have a think about

revolve in one's mind

deliberate over

pull an all-nighter

bury oneself in

crack the books

burn midnight oil

learn the ropes

burn the midnight oil

be in cloud cuckoo land

have your head in the clouds

put on one's thinking cap about

let one's thoughts wander

indulge in wool-gathering

feel despondent about

be in brown study

eat your heart out

make suppositions

run it up flagpole

beat one's brains

read between lines

intercommunicate

conceptualize^US

conceptualise^UK

put heads together

consider the pros and cons of

take into consideration

take under advisement

think logically

think rationally

entertain the idea of

deliberate upon

bat back and forth

conduct research into

use one's brain

think things through

use one's common sense

conduct a survey of

stop to consider

take under consideration

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Verb

To observe or undergo events contributing to one's knowledge

become familiar with

be forced to contend with

come into contact with

come up against

have experience of

come into contact

come to grips with

run the gauntlet

be subjected to

bear the brunt of

resign oneself to

subject oneself to

submit oneself to

come face to face with

be confronted by

have dealings in

be afflicted with

be blessed with

run the gauntlet of

be the object of

stand firm against

hold out against

be confronted with

have dealings with

have to put up with

have knowledge of

reconcile oneself to

become accustomed to

become resigned to

be patient with

become reconciled to

learn to live with

make the best of

get a foretaste of

never say die in the face of

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

grin and bear it

stay the course

take something lying down

show forbearance

give green light

sit and take it

make allowances for

make allowance for

take it like a man

be reconciled to

withstand subjection to

reconcile oneself

resign yourself

bite the bullet

acclimatize oneself to

accommodate oneself to

see through to the bitter end

show forbearance towards

accept apology for

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