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View usage for: (æprɪhend) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense apprehends, present participle apprehending, past tense, past participle apprehended1. verbIf the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. [formal] Police have not apprehended her killer. [VERB noun] Synonyms: arrest, catch, lift [slang], nick [slang, mainly British] More Synonyms of apprehend 2. verbIf you apprehend something, you understand it fully. [literary] Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. [VERB noun] Synonyms: understand, know, think, believe More Synonyms of apprehend apprehend in British English (ˌæprɪˈhɛnd) verb1. (transitive) to arrest and escort into custody; seize 2. to perceive or grasp mentally; understand 3. (transitive) to await with fear or anxiety; dread Word origin C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of apprehend in American English (ˌæpriˈhɛnd; ˌæprɪˈhɛnd) verb transitive1. to take into custody; capture or arrest 2. to take hold of mentally; perceive; understand 3. to anticipate with anxiety; dread Word origin ME apprehenden < LL apprehendere, to understand < L, to take hold of < ad-, to + prehendere: see prehensile Examples of 'apprehend' in a sentenceapprehend Two local youths are understood to have been apprehended by police. Police quickly apprehended the suspected attacker. In other languagesapprehend British English: apprehend VERB If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. The police have apprehended a suspect. - American English: apprehend
- Brazilian Portuguese: apreender
- Chinese: 逮捕
- European Spanish: detener
- French: appréhender
- German: festnehmen
- Italian: arrestare
- Japanese: 逮捕する
- Korean: > 체포하다경찰이
- European Portuguese: apreender
- Latin American Spanish: detener
Chinese translation of 'apprehend' vt - (frm, = catch)
逮捕 (dàibǔ) - (liter, = understand)
领(領)会(會) (lǐnghuì)
Definition to arrest and take into custody Police have not apprehended the perpetrator. Synonyms run in (slang) take prisoner feel your collar (slang) Opposites free , release , discharge, liberate , let go Definition to grasp (something) mentally Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. Synonyms think believe get the message get the picture Opposites miss , misunderstand , be unaware of , be unconscious of , be at cross-purposes , misapprehend , misconceive , get your lines crossed Additional synonymsDefinition to be aware of and understand She never really appreciated the depth of the conflict. Synonyms be aware of, know, understand, estimate, realize, acknowledge, recognize, perceive, comprehend, take account of, be sensitive to, be conscious of, sympathize with, be alive to, be cognizant of Definition (of the police) to raid or search (a place) or arrest (someone) They were busted for possession of cannabis. Synonyms arrest, catch, lift (slang), raid, cop (slang), nail (informal), collar (informal), nab (informal), feel your collar (slang) Definition to take by force The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape. Synonyms catch, arrest, take, bag, secure, seize, nail (informal), collar (informal), nab (informal), apprehend, lift (slang), take prisoner, take into custody, feel your collar (slang) - appreciate
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