задержа́ть — meaning in English

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

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.

arrest — full definition

1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

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