задържам — meaning in English
zadarzham
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- impede verb To slow down or get in the way of progress.
- inhibit verb To slow down, restrain, or prevent something from happening freely.
- keep verb To hold on to something or continue having it, rather than giving it up or losing it.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
- retain verb To keep possession of something instead of losing or giving it up.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
- withhold verb To refuse to give, share, or reveal something.
Senses
задържам 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.
- arrest (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]
- draw up (transitive) To cause to come to a halt.
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- hold (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
- impede (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.