apprehend

«apprehend» in Mova's school dictionary: to catch and arrest them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (apprehend, apprehends, apprehended, apprehending)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) To apprehend someone is to catch and arrest them. tree →

2) (formal) To apprehend something is to understand it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and detective stories police "apprehend a suspect". In formal writing it can mean understand. Phrases: apprehend a suspect, apprehended by police.

examples

• The police apprehended the thief at the station. tree →
• The suspect was apprehended after a chase. tree →
• It took time to apprehend the full danger. tree →
• Officers apprehended two people. tree →
• Security guards cannot always apprehend shoplifters. tree →
• She quickly apprehended what was happening. tree →

note

Formal; everyday words: catch, arrest, understand. Noun: apprehension. Regular verb: apprehended.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «apprehend» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.