apprehended

• Participe passé de 'apprehend' ; signifie être arrêté ou appréhendé par la police, ou comprendre / saisir quelque chose par l'esprit.

Past tense of 'apprehend'; means to have been arrested or to have understood something.

1. Arrested or capturedB2formal

   Taken into custody by law enforcement; caught.

   appréhendé (arrêté ou capturé)

   • The suspect was apprehended by the police last night.
   • The fugitive was apprehended at the border.
   • All three thieves were apprehended within hours of the robbery.

   Synonymesbusted

2. Understood or graspedC1formal

   Comprehended or perceived mentally.

   compris, saisi

   • The concept was easily apprehended by the students.
   • She apprehended the full meaning of his words.
   • The complexity of the situation was not immediately apprehended.

   Synonymescomprehendedperceivedrecognizedunderstood

   Antonymesmisunderstood

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'arrêter quelqu'un ou de comprendre quelque chose.

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.

   Appréhender, arrêter

   • 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.

   Synonymesarrestbustcapturecatchcollardetainnabnailrun-inseize

   Antonymesfreeliberaterelease

2. Understand or graspC1formal

   To perceive or comprehend the meaning of something.

   comprendre, saisir par l'esprit

   • 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.

   Synonymescomprehenddiscernfathomgraspperceiverealizerecognizeseeunderstand

   Antonymesmisapprehendmisconceivemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand