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| ap·pre·hend [ àppri hénd ] (past and past participle ap·pre·hend·ed, present participle ap·pre·hend·ing, 3rd person present singular ap·pre·hends) |
transitive verb |
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1. arrest somebody: to take somebody suspected of wrongdoing into legal custody
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2. understand something: to grasp the importance, significance, or meaning of something
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3. become aware of something: to become aware of something by use of the senses
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin apprehendere "take hold of" < prehendere "seize"] |
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