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apprehend

(æprɪhend)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense apprehends, present participle apprehending, past tense, past participle apprehended

1. verb

If 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. verb

If 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)

verb

1. (transitive)

to arrest and escort into custody; seize

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 transitive

to take into custody; capture or arrest

to take hold of mentally; perceive; understand

to anticipate with anxiety; dread

4. Obsolete

to seize

verb intransitive

to understand

Word origin

ME apprehenden < LL apprehendere, to understand < L, to take hold of < ad-, to + prehendere: see prehensile

Examples of 'apprehend' in a sentence
apprehend

Two local youths are understood to have been apprehended by police. Police quickly apprehended the suspected attacker.

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apprehend

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'

apprehend

(æprɪˈhɛnd)

vt

(frm, = catch) 逮捕 (dàibǔ)
(liter, = understand) 领(領)会(會) (lǐnghuì)

1 (verb) in the sense of arrest

Definition

to arrest and take into custody

Police have not apprehended the perpetrator.

Synonyms

arrest

Seven people were arrested for minor offences.

catch

Police say they are confident of catching the killer.

lift (slang)

a cartoonish device lifted from a Laurel and Hardy sequence

nick (slang, mainly British)

The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon.

capture

The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape.

seize

seize the means of production

run in (slang)

take

They took the enemy base.

nail (informal)

The police have been trying to nail him for years.

bust (informal)

They were busted for possession of cannabis.

collar (informal)

As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him.

pinch (informal)

He was pinched for doing 31 mph.

nab (informal)

He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him.

take prisoner

feel your collar (slang)

Opposites

free

release

, discharge,

liberate

let go

2 (verb) in the sense of understand

Definition

to grasp (something) mentally

Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces.

Synonyms

understand

I think you understand my meaning.

know

Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.

think

believe

imagine

I imagine you're referring to me.

realize

As soon as we realized what was going on, we moved the children away.

recognize

I recognize my own shortcomings.

appreciate

She never really appreciated the depth of the conflict.

perceive

He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship.

grasp

The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.

conceive

We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity.

comprehend

I just cannot comprehend your attitude.

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 synonyms

in the sense of appreciate

Definition

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

in the sense of bust

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)

in the sense of capture

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)

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apprehend

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apprehend

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单词	apprehend
释义	Trends of apprehend View usage for: apprehend (æprɪhend) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense apprehends, present participle apprehending, past tense, past participle apprehended 1. verb If 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. verb If 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) verb 1. (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 transitive 1. to take into custody; capture or arrest 2. to take hold of mentally; perceive; understand 3. to anticipate with anxiety; dread 4. Obsolete to seize verb intransitive 5. to understand Word origin ME apprehenden < LL apprehendere, to understand < L, to take hold of < ad-, to + prehendere: see prehensile Examples of 'apprehend' in a sentence apprehend Two local youths are understood to have been apprehended by police. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Police quickly apprehended the suspected attacker. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages apprehend 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' apprehend (æprɪˈhɛnd) vt (frm, = catch) 逮捕 (dàibǔ) (liter, = understand) 领(領)会(會) (lǐnghuì) 1 (verb) in the sense of arrest Definition to arrest and take into custody Police have not apprehended the perpetrator. Synonyms arrest Seven people were arrested for minor offences. catch Police say they are confident of catching the killer. lift (slang) a cartoonish device lifted from a Laurel and Hardy sequence nick (slang, mainly British) The police nicked me for carrying an offensive weapon. capture The police gave chase and captured him as he was trying to escape. seize seize the means of production run in (slang) take They took the enemy base. nail (informal) The police have been trying to nail him for years. bust (informal) They were busted for possession of cannabis. collar (informal) As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him. pinch (informal) He was pinched for doing 31 mph. nab (informal) He stayed on the run for weeks before the authorities nabbed him. take prisoner feel your collar (slang) Opposites free , release , discharge, liberate , let go 2 (verb) in the sense of understand Definition to grasp (something) mentally Only now can I begin to apprehend the power of these forces. Synonyms understand I think you understand my meaning. know Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate. think believe imagine I imagine you're referring to me. realize As soon as we realized what was going on, we moved the children away. recognize I recognize my own shortcomings. appreciate She never really appreciated the depth of the conflict. perceive He was beginning to perceive the true nature of their relationship. grasp The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis. conceive We now cannot conceive of a world without electricity. comprehend I just cannot comprehend your attitude. 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 synonyms in the sense of appreciate Definition 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 in the sense of bust 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) in the sense of capture 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) Nearby words of apprehend appreciate appreciation appreciative apprehend apprehension apprehensive apprehensiveness Synonyms of 'apprehend' apprehend Explore 'apprehend' in the dictionary
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