apprehend

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de prender ou capturar alguém, ou de compreender e perceber algo.

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.

   Prender

   • 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.

   Sinônimosarrestbustcapturecatchcollardetainnabnailrun-inseize

   Antônimosfreeliberaterelease

2. Understand or graspC1formal

   To perceive or comprehend the meaning of something.

   Compreender

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscomprehenddiscernfathomgraspperceiverealizerecognizeseeunderstand

   Antônimosmisapprehendmisconceivemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand