Print Preview apprehensive back to Dictionary Results View On the File menu, click Print to print the information. ap·pre·hen·sive [ àppri hénssiv ] adjective  Definition:   1. fearful: worried that something bad will happen 2. aware: aware or cognizant of something nonphysical such as implications or results ( formal ) ap·pre·hen·sive·ly adverb ap·pre·hen·sive·ness noun Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.