задържа́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
• detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.

Senses

задържа́ is used for these senses in English:

• apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
• apprehend To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
• draw up (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.

apprehend — full definition

1. verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
2. verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
3. verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.

detain — full definition

1. verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
2. verb To delay someone or keep them from moving on.

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