задержа́ть — meaning in English
zaderzhat
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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.
- attach verb To fasten or connect one thing to another, physically or figuratively.
- dally verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
- delay noun A period of waiting before something happens; a hold-up.
- detain verb To officially hold someone, preventing them from leaving.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- intercept verb To stop or catch something before it reaches its destination.
- restrain verb To hold back or keep someone or something under control.
Senses
задержа́ть 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.]
- dally To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- delay To put off until a later time; to defer.
- detain (transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
- 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.
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.