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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"
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)
He had his uncle's revolver with him, but there was little reason to apprehend danger from wild beasts. From Project Gutenberg A God who enjoys a power which nothing in the world can resist, can He apprehend that His intentions could be thwarted?
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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.
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. v.i.
To apprehend is to seize, either physically or mentally. So to apprehend a thief is to nab him. But to apprehend a confusing news story, or to apprehend a difficult concept in physics, is to understand it—that is, to "grasp" it mentally.
1 apprehend somebody (of the police) to catch someone and arrest them The police apprehended an armed suspect near the scene of the crime. The thief was apprehended in the act of stealing a car.
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Define apprehend: of police : to arrest (someone) for a crime : to catch (a criminal or suspect)—usage, synonyms, more.
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