apprehend

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

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по аресту кого-либо или пониманию чего-либо.esVerbo que se usa para designar la acción de arrestar o detener a alguien, o bien para comprender o percibir algo con la mente.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'arrêter quelqu'un ou de comprendre quelque chose.deVerb, das verwendet wird, um die Handlung der Festnahme einer Person oder das Verstehen bzw. Begreifen von etwas zu bezeichnen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de prender ou capturar alguém, ou de compreender e perceber algo.zh动词，表示逮捕或拘捕某人，也表示理解、领悟或意识到某事。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على القبض على شخص ما أو إدراك شيء ما وفهمه.

1. Arrest or capture B2 formal legal

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

   • 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.

   ruЗадержатьesaprehender (arrestar o capturar)frAppréhender, arrêterdeFestnehmenptPrenderzh逮捕arالقبض على

   同义词: arrestbustcapturecatchcollardetainnabnailrun-inseize

   反义词: freeliberaterelease

2. Understand or grasp C1 formal

   To perceive or comprehend the meaning of something.

   • 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.

   ruПониматьesaprehender, comprenderfrcomprendre, saisir par l'espritdeVerstehenptCompreenderzh理解arالفهم والإدراك

   同义词: comprehenddiscernfathomgraspperceiverealizerecognizeseeunderstand

   反义词: misapprehendmisconceivemisinterpretmistakemisunderstand

• apprehended past participle
• apprehended past simple
• apprehending present participle
• apprehends third person singular