apprehend

• Verbo que se usa para designar la acción de arrestar o detener a alguien, o bien para comprender o percibir algo con la mente.

A verb used to indicate the act of arresting someone or understanding something.

1. Arrest or captureB2formallegal

   To seize or take into custody, especially by legal authority.

   aprehender (arrestar o capturar)

   • The police apprehended the suspect near the train station.
   • The fugitive was apprehended after a two-week manhunt.
   • Security guards apprehended the shoplifter before he could escape.

   Sinónimosarrestbustcapturecatchcollardetainnabnailrun-inseize

   Antónimosfreeliberaterelease

2. Understand or graspC1formal

   To perceive or comprehend the meaning of something.

   aprehender, comprender

   • She quickly apprehended the complex mathematical concept.
   • It took him a while to apprehend the full implications of the news.
   • The student failed to apprehend the main argument of the essay.

   Sinónimoscomprehenddiscernfathomgraspperceiverealizerecognizeseeunderstand

   Antónimosmisapprehendmisconceivemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand