Used in a Sentence

apprehend

How to use apprehend in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for apprehend.

Editorial note

Yes, and when we find out someone has murdered someone we send the police to apprehend them.

Examples10
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of apprehend gathered in one view.

verb

get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

verb

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

verb

anticipate with dread or anxiety

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for apprehend.

verb

take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

verb

anticipate with dread or anxiety

Example sentences

1

Yes, and when we find out someone has murdered someone we send the police to apprehend them.

2

Otherwise, they would not bother spending so much time and effort trying to apprehend him.

3

"I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

4

' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

5

Interesting that Ilya doesn't seem to apprehend why so many people are uneasy about this.

6

"how hard is compiling a bunch of XML ..." - sorry to pick on you, but "I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

7

"To which he replied:"I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

8

Assuming Venezuela provides Snowden with some sort of travel document to leave Russia, the next big question is, how far is the US willing to go to apprehend him?

9

I liked most of the FBI's press conference yesterday, but I also wish, in addition to "do not try to apprehend, leave that to the cops", they had also said "if you know their names, tell the FBI, and for God's sake don't post it on the Internet.

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It reminds me of an exchange that occurred during a Clinton administration meeting on the legality of extraordinary rendition back in 1993:> 'extraordinary renditions', were operations to apprehend terrorists abroad, usually without the knowledge of and almost always without public acknowledgment of the host government....

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use apprehend in a sentence?

Yes, and when we find out someone has murdered someone we send the police to apprehend them.

What does apprehend mean?

get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

What part of speech is apprehend?

apprehend is commonly used as verb.