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j'appréhende

dread, be apprehensive about

→ appréhender
appréhend to arrest, to apprehend + e je/il/elle present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #51,688
dread, be apprehensive about Often used for worrying about or fearing something that is going to happen.
FR: J'appréhende le rendez-vous de demain.
EN: I dread tomorrow's appointment.
Conjugation of appréhender
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First appréhende —
Third appréhende —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First appréhende —
Third appréhende —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second appréhende —

Je suis sûre qu'elle l'appréhende beaucoup.

I'm sure she's really dreading it.

— Dangal (2016)

J'appréhende l'examen.

I'm anxious about the exam.

J'appréhende parfois qu'il y ait des difficultés.

Sometimes I worry that there might be difficulties.

Il appréhende de te rencontrer, Ted.

He's nervous about meeting you, Ted.

— L'Excellente Aventure de Bill et Ted (1989)