🚓apprehend

verb
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnd/

Meaning

to arrest or seize someone; to understand or perceive something

Example Sentences

The police managed to apprehend the thief after a long chase.

Example Expressions

apprehend the meaning

Synonyms

arrest, capture, seize, detain, grasp

Antonyms

release, free, liberate

Collocations

apprehend a suspect, apprehend quickly, apprehend the meaning

Related Vocabularies

to put someone into a state of hypnosis; to influence someone's mind deeply
to hang loosely or swing freely
To be a sign or warning that something, especially something bad, is going to happen.
to escape from or avoid something, especially in a skillful or clever way
To designate or treat something as more important than other things
To order someone to come or to gather courage or strength.

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