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English to Spanish Dictionary

apprehend Meaning in Spanish (apprehend significado en español)

aprehender, arrestar, comprender, temer
aprehender in English:apprehend
Phonetic:a-pren-DER
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de apprehend en español es aprehender, arrestar, comprender, temer. (Detener y poner bajo custodia por autoridad legal, especialmente a un sospechoso o criminal.)

Definitions of Apprehend

  1. 1
    verb
    arrestar

    To seize and take into custody by legal authority, especially a suspect or criminal.

    Detener y poner bajo custodia por autoridad legal, especialmente a un sospechoso o criminal.

  2. 2
    verb
    comprender

    To grasp the meaning or nature of something; to understand or perceive.

    Captar el significado o la naturaleza de algo; entender o percibir.

  3. 3
    verb
    temer

    To anticipate with anxiety or fear; to dread or be afraid of something.

    Anticipar con ansiedad o miedo; tener pavor o miedo de algo.

Example Sentences

formal

“The police were able to apprehend the suspect after a long chase.”

La policía pudo arrestar al sospechoso después de una larga persecución.

formal

“It is difficult to apprehend the full implications of this complex theory.”

Es difícil comprender las implicaciones completas de esta compleja teoría.

casual

“She began to apprehend danger as the storm clouds gathered.”

Ella comenzó a temer el peligro a medida que se acumulaban las nubes de tormenta.

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseapprehended
present participleapprehending
nounapprehension
adjectiveapprehensive
adverbapprehensively