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- DictionaryAp·pre·hend/ˌaprəˈhend/
verb
- 1. arrest (someone) for a crime: "a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended"
- 2. understand or perceive: "great art invites us to apprehend beauty"
1. : arrest, seize. apprehend a thief. 2. a. : to become aware of : perceive. She immediately apprehended the problem. b. : to anticipate especially with anxiety, dread, or fear. 3. : to grasp with the understanding : recognize the meaning of. intransitive verb. : understand, grasp. Did you know?
to catch and put a person under police control; to arrest: Last night police apprehended the suspect. (Definition of apprehend from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of apprehend. apprehend.
verb (used with object) to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars. to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate: apprehending violence.
4 days ago · 1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority. The police apprehended the burglars. 2. to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive. 3. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate. apprehending violence. intransitive verb.
To apprehend is to capture or arrest, as when the police try to apprehend criminals and bring them to justice. You also apprehend a concept when you understand it, grasping or capturing its meaning. The verb apprehend has remained much the same since the original Latin, both in form and meaning.
apprehend something (old-fashioned) to understand or recognize something He was slow to apprehend danger. Definition of apprehend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of apprehend – Learner’s Dictionary. apprehend. verb [ T ] formal uk / ˌæprɪˈhend / us. Add to word list. If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed. (Definition of apprehend from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
