verb

apprehending

verb

Arresting someone, or grasping something mentally; the present participle of apprehend.

"Officers spent hours apprehending the escaped inmates."

"She had trouble apprehending the more abstract parts of the lecture."

How to Use Apprehending

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe act of catching someone, or of understanding something, happening in the moment.

Common pairings

apprehending suspects

apprehendings plural

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Officers spent hours _____ the escaped inmates.

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