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apprehend

[ ap-ri-hend ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority:

    The police apprehended the burglars.

  2. to grasp the meaning of; understand, especially intuitively; perceive.
  3. to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate:

    apprehending violence.



verb (used without object)

  1. to understand.
  2. to be apprehensive, suspicious, or fearful; fear.

apprehend

/ ˌæɪˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. tr to arrest and escort into custody; seize
  2. to perceive or grasp mentally; understand
  3. tr to await with fear or anxiety; dread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • p·Իİ noun
  • a··Ի verb
  • ܲa··ԻĻ adjective
  • ܲa··ԻiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apprehend1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English apprehenden, from Latin apprehendere “to grasp,” from ap- ap- 1 + prehendere “to seize” (from pre-, prae- pre- + -hendere “to grasp”)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of apprehend1

C14: from Latin apprehendere to lay hold of
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And on Sunday the US Secret Service said it apprehended an alleged co-conspirator in Miami.

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The Louisiana-born child and her family members were apprehended during a routine appointment at a New Orleans immigration office on 22 April, according to court documents.

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The driver of the vehicle was apprehended by bystanders, and then taken into custody by police officers.

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The Louisiana-born child and her family members were apprehended during a routine appointment at a New Orleans immigration office on 22 April, according to documents.

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A day before Barber escaped, Deshon Daniels was apprehended in Los Angeles after having left a reentry program.

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