aprehender

v.

1 to apprehend (atrapar) (person).

Ella aprehendió la baranda She apprehended the handrail.

2 to take in.

3 to arrest.

La policía aprehende ladrones The police arrests thieves.

4 to understand, to conceive of.

Ella aprehende la seriedad del asunto She understands the gravity of the..

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aprehender

► verbo transitivo

1 (apresar) to apprehend

2 (confiscar) to seize

3 (percibir) to understand

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VT

1) [+ individuo] to apprehend, detain; [+ bienes] to seize

2) (Fil) to understand; (=concebir) to conceive, think; (=concretar) to pin down

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verbo transitivo (frml) <delincuente> to apprehend (frml); <contrabando> to seize; <idea/concepto> to grasp

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= seize, apprehend.

Ex. A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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verbo transitivo (frml) <delincuente> to apprehend (frml); <contrabando> to seize; <idea/concepto> to grasp

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= seize, apprehend.

Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.

Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

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aprehender [E1 ]

vt

(frml)

1 ‹delincuente› to apprehend (frml), to capture

2 ‹contrabando› to seize

3 ‹idea/concepto› to grasp

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aprehender vtr (un alijo) to seize
'aprehender' also found in these entries:
English:
elusive

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aprehender vt

1. [coger] [persona] to apprehend;

[alijo, mercancía] to seize

2. [comprender] to take in

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aprehender

v/t apprehend, capture

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aprehender vt

1) : to apprehend, to capture

2) : to conceive of, to grasp