fangen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- ensnare verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- tag noun A small label attached to an item, showing information such as its price, size, or owner.
- trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
Senses
fangen is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
- ensnare To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- tag (slang) A person's name.
- trap (transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
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.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.