🇬🇧🇪🇸 apprehensive - aprensivo : English Lesson

Meaning of "apprehensive" ("aprensivo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To be apprehensive means feeling uneasy or anxious about something in the future, especially if you’re unsure whether it will be good or bad. It’s like when you hear strange noises at night, wait for a test result, or meet a giant dog that might be friendly… or might steal your sandwich.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I felt apprehensive about opening the fridge… because last time, something growled at me.

Tim felt apprehensive about his haircut when the barber said, “Oops.”

I was apprehensive when Mom smiled and said, “We need to talk.”

My dog looked apprehensive when he saw the vet… and immediately turned into a statue.

I was apprehensive when my little brother said, “Close your eyes and hold out your hand!”

At the stage door, Anna felt apprehensive as the crowd waited. She looked apprehensive when the director's hand touched her shoulder. Her voice sounded apprehensive, then steady. The audience sat apprehensive at first, then smiled. Even the last actor, once apprehensive, bowed with relief as the lights dimmed and applause rose.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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