apprehend

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /æ.priˈhɛnd/

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Verb

Plain form apprehend

Third-person singular apprehends

Past tense apprehended

Past participle apprehended

Present participle apprehending

1. (transitive) If someone is apprehended, they are taken or seized by legal process.
   • Synonym: arrest

   Officers apprehended the suspect two streets away from the bank.

2. (transitive) If you apprehend something, you are able to understand or perceive it.