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- Dictionaryapprehend/ˌaprɪˈhɛnd/
verb
- 1. arrest (someone) for a crime: "a warrant was issued but he has not been apprehended" Similar
- 2. understand or perceive: "we enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend" Similar
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to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law: The police have finally apprehended the killer. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to find and take a person who has done something wrong. catch They were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
- English (US)
APPREHEND meaning: 1. to catch and arrest someone who has...
- Znaczenie Apprehend, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
APPREHEND definicja: 1. to catch and arrest someone who has...
- Apprehend: German Translation
APPREHEND translate: festnehmen, begreifen. Learn more in...
- Apprehend in Polish
APPREHEND translate: zatrzymywać, ująć, aresztować,...
- Apprehend in Russian
APPREHEND translate: задерживать . Learn more in the...
- Apprehend in French
apprehend translate: appréhender, comprendre. Learn more in...
- Apprehend in Spanish
apprehend translate: detener, detener, comprender, percibir,...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
APPREHEND translate: 抓住, 逮捕;拘捕, 理解, 領會;理解;懂得. Learn more in...
- English (US)
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.
Apprehend definition: to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority. See examples of APPREHEND used in a sentence.
transitive 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.
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. 4. to understand: To apprehend was to forgive.
apprehend something (old-fashioned) to understand or recognize something. He was slow to apprehend danger.
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.
