apprehensible

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ap′ri hen′sə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ap•pre•hen•si•ble  (ap′ri hen′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. capable of being understood.
  • Latin apprehēns(us) grasped (past participle of apprehendere), equivalent. to apprehend- (see apprehend) + -t(us) past participle suffix + -ibilis -ible
  • Late Latin apprehēnsibilis
  • 1625–35
ap′pre•hen′si•bil′i•ty, n. 
ap′pre•hen′si•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
apprehensible / ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪbəl/
  1. capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
ˌappreˌhensiˈbility
'apprehensible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apprehension - apprehensive - apprentice - intelligible

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