The police expect to apprehend the robber before nightfall.
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Apprehend
//ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd//
Synonyms for "apprehend" (143 found)
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Strong matches (43)
Related words (71)
have a premonitionhave a presentimenthave information abouthave it tapedhave knowledge ofhave qualmshearkenknowlearnlook blacklourlowermake an arrestmake outmastermenacemisgivenabnet
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132 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- فَهِمَ verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Belarusian
4 entries- арыштава́ць verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- арышто́ўваць verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- задзе́ржваць verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- затры́мліваць verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Bulgarian
4 entries- аресту́вам verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- дола́вям verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- доловя́ verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- задъ́ржам verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
Catalan
2 entries- aprehendre verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- aprehendre verb (to understand)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 了解 verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- 憂慮 /忧虑 verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- 擔心 /担心 verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- 明白 verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Czech
4 entries- chytit verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- chytit verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- chápat verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- dopadnout verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Dutch
3 entries- begrijpen verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- snappen verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- vatten verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Finnish
4 entries- käsittää verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- ottaa kiinni verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- pidättää verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- tajuta verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
French
4 entries- appréhender verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- appréhender verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- appréhender verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- appréhender verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
German
4 entries- begreifen verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- fangen verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- festnehmen verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- verstehen verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Greek
4 entries- αντιλαμβάνομαι verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- καταλαβαίνω verb (to understand)
- καταλαμβάνω verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- συλλαμβάνω verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Hungarian
2 entries- felfog verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- letartóztat verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Italian
2 entries- arrestare verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- catturare verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Japanese
1 entries- 理解する verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Korean
4 entries- 걱정하다 verb (to be apprehensive or fearful)
- 깨닫다 verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- 두려워하다 verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- 리해하다 verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Persian
1 entries- دستگیر کردن verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Polish
3 entries- aresztować verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- zatrzymać verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- zatrzymywać verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Portuguese
4 entries- apreender verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- apreender verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- capturar verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- deter verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Quechua
1 entries- chapay verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
Russian
4 entries- аресто́вывать verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- арестова́ть verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- боя́ться verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- заде́рживать verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
Sanskrit
1 entries- जानाति verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
Slovene
4 entries- aretirati verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- bati se verb (to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear — see also dread, fear)
- pojmiti verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- prijeti verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
Spanish
4 entries- aprehender verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- aprehender verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- aprehender verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- apresar verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Swedish
4 entries- förstå verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- greppa verb (to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand)
- gripa verb (to seize or take (something); to take hold of)
- gripa verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Ukrainian
4 entries- арешто́вувати verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- арештува́ти verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- заарешто́вувати verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
- заарештува́ти verb (to seize or take (a person) by legal process — see also arrest, detain)
Sample sentences
44 total sentences available.
I sometimes apprehend that there will be some difficulty.
Source: tatoeba (243428)
The FBI tried to apprehend Dan, but he managed to escape.
Source: tatoeba (3928833)
Federal immigration authorities daily apprehend some 7,000 migrants trying to cross the northern Mexican border.
Source: tatoeba (11319295)
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