"apprehend" meaning in English

See apprehend in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /æ.priˈhɛnd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-apprehend.wav [UK] Forms: apprehend [canonical], apprehends [third-person, singular], apprehended [past], apprehended [past, participle], apprehending [present, participle]
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  1. If someone is apprehended, they are taken or seized by legal process. Synonyms: arrest
    Sense id: simple-apprehend-en-verb-MdmP4TyA
  2. If you apprehend something, you are able to understand or perceive it.
    Sense id: simple-apprehend-en-verb-9TLQitMe
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