apprehended

• Forma no particípio do verbo 'apprehend'; significa ter sido preso ou detido, ou ter compreendido ou entendido algo.

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.

   Detido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbusted

2. Understood or graspedC1formal

   Comprehended or perceived mentally.

   Compreendido

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscomprehendedperceivedrecognizedunderstood

   Antônimosmisunderstood

• 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