appréhender — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
Senses
appréhender is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
- 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.
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.