Definition von „apprehend“ auf Englisch

verb

1. To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.

2. To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.

3. To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

4. To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.

5. To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.

6. To seize or take (something); to take hold of.

7. To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

   • Officers apprehended the suspect two streets away from the bank.

8. To feel (something) emotionally.

9. To learn (something).

10. To take possession of (something); to seize.

11. To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.

12. To understand.

13. To be apprehensive; to fear.