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81 collar
1. n воротник, воротничокlifting collar — «воротник» колонны
2. n цепь рыцарского ордена3. n ожерелье4. n ошейник5. n хомут6. n социол. воротничок как символ статусаblue collars — синие воротнички, рабочие
white collars — белые воротнички, служащие
steel collar — «железный воротничок», робот
blue collar — «синий воротничок», производственный рабочий
7. n амер. сл. арест, задержание8. n тех. втулка, кольцо9. n тех. фланец; заплечик10. n тех. манжета11. n тех. стр. ригель12. n тех. горн. устье13. n тех. бот. корневой чехлик; шейка14. n тех. зоол. воротничок15. v схватить за ворот, за шиворот16. v разг. захватить, завладеть17. v свёртывать в рулетСинонимический ряд:1. neck band (noun) attached collar; celluloid collar; dickey; Eton; frill; linen collar; neck band; neckpiece; ruff2. catch (verb) bag; catch; get; nail; prehend; secure; take3. corner (verb) bottle up; corner; tree4. nab (verb) abduct; apprehend; arrest; capture; nab; seize5. steal (verb) abstract; annex; appropriate; cabbage; filch; hook; lift; nim; nip; pilfer; pillage; pinch; pocket; purloin; smouch; snitch; steal; swipe; thieve; vulture -
82 detain
1. v задерживать, арестовывать; держать под стражей2. v юр. незаконно удерживать, присваиватьСинонимический ряд:1. arrest (verb) apprehend; arrest; nab; pick up; pinch; pull in; run in; seize2. confine (verb) confine; constrain; imprison; intern; restrain3. delay (verb) bog down; check; decelerate; delay; embog; hang up; hold up; inhibit; mire; retard; set back; slacken; slow; slow down; slow up; stay4. keep (verb) hold; hold back; keep; keep back; keep out; reserve; retain; withholdАнтонимический ряд:advance; deliver; encourage; free; let go; liberate; promote; release -
83 fear
1. n страх, боязньin fear — в страхе, со страхом; в тревоге
to be in fear — бояться; тревожиться
2. n опасениеthere is not the slightest fear of rain today — нет никаких опасений, что сегодня будет дождь
I had a fear that you had missed the train — я опасался, что вы опоздали на поезд
shut the window for fear of rain — закройте окошко, как бы не пошёл дождь
3. n благоговейный страх, трепетwithout fear or favour — беспристрастно, объективно
for fear of — из страха перед, из-за
4. v бояться; пугатьсяshe feared for the boy when she saw him at the top of the tree — она испугалась за мальчика, увидев, что он влез на дерево
I fear that I cannot come — боюсь, что не смогу прийти
tush! we have nothing to fear — ну, ну, нечего бояться
5. v опасаться, ожидатьyou shall know, never fear — вам сообщат, не беспокойтесь
I have good reason to fear that … — у меня все основания опасаться, что …
6. v разг. сожалетьis there enough money? — I fear not — хватит ли денег? — К сожалению, нет
7. v почитать; относиться с благоговейным страхомСинонимический ряд:1. alarm (noun) alarm; cold feet; dismay; dread; fearfulness; fright; horror; panic; phobia; terror; trepidity2. anxiety (noun) anxiety; concern; consternation; disquietude; foreboding; perturbation; pusillanimity; solicitude; suspicion; worry3. apprehension (noun) apprehension; misgiving; qualm; trepidation4. awe (noun) awe; respect; reverence; veneration5. cower (verb) blanch; cower; cringe; quail; quake; shrink; start; tremble6. dread (verb) apprehend; be afraid of; dread; falter; misdoubt; shudder at; tremble at7. honor (verb) honor; respect8. revere (verb) revere; reverence; venerateАнтонимический ряд:bravery; calm; confidence; courage; dishonor; disregard; endeavour; endurance; fearlessness; gallantry; heroism; intrepidity; resolution; security -
84 pre-empt
1. v покупать или приобретать прежде других; скупать2. v амер. канад. завладеть государственной землёй для получения преимущественного права на её покупку3. v заранее использовать4. v разг. завладевать прежде других; присваивать5. v воен. упреждать6. v карт. объявлять много взятокa popular programme was pre-empted by a news show — вместо популярной передачи показали выпуск новостей
7. v спец. прерывать обслуживаниеСинонимический ряд:1. book (verb) bespeak; book; reserve2. capture (verb) apprehend; appropriate; capture; hold; overcome3. engage (verb) engage; monopolise; occupy; tie up4. take (verb) assume; commandeer; seize; take; usurp -
85 pull in
1. phr v сдерживать себяI must pull in or my letter will never end — я не должен увлекаться, иначе я никогда не кончу этого письма
2. phr v разг. сокращать расходы3. phr v разг. арестовывать4. phr v стягивать5. phr v привлекать, притягивать6. phr v останавливать7. phr v останавливаться8. phr v прибыватьСинонимический ряд:1. arrest (verb) apprehend; arrest; detain; nab; pick up; pinch; run in2. reach (verb) arrive; get in; reach; show up; turn up3. reach a destination (verb) come; disembark; enter; get there; halt; land; reach a destination; reach a point4. restrain (verb) bit; brake; bridle; check; coarct; constrain; crimp; curb; hold back; hold down; hold in; inhibit; keep; keep back; rein; restrain; withhold -
86 run in
1. phr v заглянуть; забежать; заехатьto run mute — бежать за добычей, не подавая голоса
2. phr v остановиться; подойтиrun up to — доходить; дойти
3. phr v разг. арестовать и посадить в тюрьму, забрать4. phr v пронести мяч за голевую чертуrun about — суетиться, сновать взад и вперёд
5. phr v полигр. набирать в подбор6. phr v полигр. включать дополнительный материал7. phr v полигр. обкатывать; прогонять, делать прогон; опробовать; доводить до кондицииrun time — время прогона; время счета
Синонимический ряд:1. match (noun) bout; fight; match; round; set-to2. arrest (verb) apprehend; arrest; detain; nab; pinch; pull in3. arrested (verb) apprehended; arrested; detained; nabbed; pick up; picked up; pinched; pulled in; seized4. visit (verb) call; drop by; drop in; look in; look up; pop in; see; step in; stop by; stop in; stopped; visit5. visited (verb) called; come by; come over; dropped by; dropped in; looked in; looked up; popped in; seen; stepped in; stopped by; stopped in; visited -
87 comprehend
1. v понимать, уразуметь; постигнуть2. v книжн. включать, содержать в себе, охватыватьestablishments comprehended in the firm — предприятия, входящие в фирму
Синонимический ряд:1. have (verb) comprise; consist of; contain; embody; embrace; encompass; have; include; involve; subsume; take; take in2. see (verb) accept; apprehend; catch; compass; cotton on to; cotton to; follow; make out; read; see; tumble to; twig3. understand (verb) appreciate; assimilate; cognize; conceive; discern; fathom; grasp; know; perceive; realise; realize; understandАнтонимический ряд:blunder; err; except; exclude; misapprehend; misconceive; misinterpret; mistake; misunderstand -
88 escape
1. n бегство, побег2. n уход от жизни, замыкание в себеescape literature, literature of escape — эскапистская литература, литература, уводящая от основных проблем жизни
3. n избавление, спасениеdoom from which there is no escape — судьба, от которой не убежишь
4. n утечка5. n мед. выделение, истечение6. n выпуск7. n тех. выпускное отверстие8. n одичавшее культурное растение9. n рывок10. n уходы с ковра11. n гидр. сброс, водосброс на каналеescape character — знак перехода; знак переключения кода
12. n физ. высвобождение, вылет13. n юр. заключённый, совершивший побег14. n переход15. n выход16. v бежать; совершать побег, убегать17. v уходить, отключаться18. v избежать; спастись, отделатьсяto escape punishment — избежать наказания; остаться безнаказанным
to escape with life and limb — легко отделаться;
to escape with a whole skin — уцелеть, спасти свою шкуру
19. v ускользать20. v вырваться21. v спец. улетучиваться; просачиваться22. v физ. высвобождаться, вылетатьСинонимический ряд:1. avoidance (noun) avoidance; come-off; elusion; eschewal; evasion; runaround; shunning2. distraction (noun) distraction; diversion; forgetfulness; oblivion3. exit (noun) exit; hatch; vent4. flight (noun) break; breakout; deliverance; departure; escapement; escaping; flight; getaway; hegira; lam; leave; release; retreat; slip5. avoid (verb) avoid; bilk; bypass; dodge; double; duck; elude; eschew; evade; get around; shun; shy; slip away6. depart (verb) depart; desert; skip7. flee (verb) abscond; break; break out; decamp; flee; fly; get away; run away; scape; skip out; steal awayАнтонимический ряд:apprehend; capture; chase; incur; meet; suffer -
89 fathom
1. n фатом; морская сажень2. n единица кубатуры древесины3. n понимание4. v измерять глубину; делать промер лотом5. v постигать, понимать6. v соображать; догадыватьсяI cannot fathom out where my keys have got to — никак не могу сообразить, куда девались мои ключи
Синонимический ряд:1. mark (verb) mark; measure; plumb; plumb-line; sound2. see (verb) accept; apprehend; catch; compass; comprehend; conceive; follow; grasp; make out; read; see; take in3. understand (verb) appreciate; cognise; cognize; discern; discover; get to the bottom of; have; interpret; know; penetrate; perceive; understand -
90 hark
1. v поэт. слушать; прислушиваться2. v поэт. внимать3. v поэт. преследовать; пускаться в погонюhark ! — ищи!; ату!, взять его!
Синонимический ряд:1. hark back (verb) hark back; look back; recall; remember; reminisce2. heed (verb) heed; mark; note3. listen (verb) apprehend; attend; descry; detect; hear; hearken; listen; pay attention; perceiveАнтонимический ряд:disregard; forget -
91 perceive
1. v понимать, осознавать; постигатьeverybody soon perceived that he was a poor teacher — скоро все поняли, что он очень плохой преподаватель
2. v различать, ощущать, чувствоватьwhatever sense perceives or thought divines, — то, что воспринимается чувством или постигается мыслью
Синонимический ряд:1. look (verb) look; observe; watch2. see (verb) behold; descry; discover; distinguish; espy; mark; mind; note; notice; remark; see; twig; view3. understand (verb) appreciate; apprehend; comprehend; deduce; discern; feel; gather; grasp; intuit; sense; understandАнтонимический ряд:confuse; jumble; lose; misapprehend; misconceive; misjudge; miss; mistake; misunderstand; muddle; overlook -
92 visualize
1. v мысленно представлять себе; рисовать в воображении2. v делать видимым, зримым, ощутимым, наглядным3. v спец. визуализироватьСинонимический ряд:1. foresee (verb) anticipate; apprehend; divine; forefeel; foreknow; foresee; preknow; previse; prevision2. imagine (verb) conjecture; formulate; imagine; invent; picture; speculate; think up; visualise3. think (verb) conceive; envisage; envision; fancy; fantasise; feature; image; project; realize; see; think; vision -
93 aufgreifen
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)2. fig. (Thema etc.) take up; (vorangegangenen Punkt etc.) auch come back to* * *auf|grei|fenvt sep1) (= festnehmen) to pick up, to apprehend (form)2) (= weiterverfolgen) Thema, Gedanken to take up, to pick up; (= fortsetzen) Gespräch to continue, to take up again* * *auf|grei·fen1. (festnehmen)einen Punkt \aufgreifen to take up a pointein Gespräch \aufgreifen to continue a conversation* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (festnehmen) pick up2) (sich befassen mit) take or pick up <subject, suggestion>* * *aufgreifen v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)2. fig (Thema etc) take up; (vorangegangenen Punkt etc) auch come back to* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (festnehmen) pick up2) (sich befassen mit) take or pick up <subject, suggestion>* * *v.to pick-up v. -
94 befürchten
v/t fear; (erwarten) auch expect; (Angst haben vor) be afraid of; (den Verdacht haben) fear, suspect; wir befürchten das Schlimmste we’re prepared for the worst; es ist oder steht zu befürchten, dass it is feared that; weitere Anschläge sind oder stehen zu befürchten there is a danger of further attacks; ... ist oder sind nicht zu befürchten there’s no danger ( oder risk) of...; das ist nicht zu befürchten there’s no danger of that; so etwas hatte ich ( schon) befürchtet I was afraid of something like this* * *to apprehend; to fear* * *be|fụ̈rch|ten ptp befü\#rchtetvtto fear, to be afraid of* * *(to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) fear* * *be·fürch·ten *vt▪ etw \befürchten to fear sthdas Schlimmste \befürchten to fear the worst▪ \befürchten, dass... to be afraid that...nichts zu \befürchten haben to have nothing to fear [or to be afraid of]wie befürchtet as feared* * *transitives Verb fearich befürchte, dass... — I am afraid that...
das ist nicht zu befürchten — there is no fear of that
* * *befürchten v/t fear; (erwarten) auch expect; (Angst haben vor) be afraid of; (den Verdacht haben) fear, suspect;wir befürchten das Schlimmste we’re prepared for the worst;steht zu befürchten, dass it is feared that;stehen zu befürchten there is a danger of further attacks;… ist odersind nicht zu befürchten there’s no danger ( oder risk) of …;das ist nicht zu befürchten there’s no danger of that;so etwas hatte ich (schon) befürchtet I was afraid of something like this* * *transitives Verb fearich befürchte, dass... — I am afraid that...
* * *v.to fear v.to worry about expr. -
95 erfassen
v/t1. (packen) seize (auch fig.), grasp; von Furcht etc. erfasst werden fig. be seized with ( oder gripped by) fear etc.2. (mit sich reißen) Auto: hit, strike, collide with; Wirbel, Strömung etc.: sweep ( oder carry) away; von den Rädern erfasst werden be caught under the wheels; von einem Auto erfasst werden be hit ( oder knocked down, run over) by a car3. fig. (verstehen) grasp, understand, appreciate, get umg.; (erkennen) realize, see; du hast’s erfasst! umg. you’ve got it!, you’ve cracked it!, you’ve got there! iro.4. (mit einbeziehen) include, cover; (abdecken) cover; statistisch: register, record, list; zahlenmäßig: count; (Daten) collect, record, file; steuerlich erfassen tax; erfasst sein vom Verfassungsschutz etc.: be on file, be ( oder have been) registered; wir sind vermutlich erfasst auch they’ve probably got us down on their files umg., they’ll probably have a file on (each of) us5. Text am PC: capture, key in; ein handgeschriebenes Manuskript muss vor dem Redigieren erfasst werden a handwritten manuscript has to be put on disk ( oder scanned in oder captured oder keyed in) before editing* * *(Daten) to capture; to register; to record;(greifen) to grasp; to pack;(verstehen) to grasp* * *er|fạs|sen [ɛɐ'fasn] ptp erfa\#sstvt2) (Furcht, Verlangen etc) to seizeAngst erfasste sie — she was seized by fear
3) (= begreifen) to grasp, to comprehend, to understander hats endlich erfasst — he's caught on at last
alle Fälle werden statistisch erfasst — statistics of all cases are being recorded
das ist noch nicht statistisch erfasst worden — there are no statistics on it yet
* * *er·fas·sen *vt1. (mitreißen)▪ etw/jdn \erfassen Auto, Strömung to catch sth/sb2. (befallen)▪ jdn \erfassen to seize sbsie wurde von Furcht erfasst she was seized by feareine tiefe Traurigkeit erfasste ihn he was overcome with great sadness3. (begreifen)▪ etw \erfassen to understand [or grasp] sthgenau, du hast's erfasst! exactly, you've got it!▪ etw \erfassen to record sthetw statistisch \erfassen to record sth statistically▪ etw \erfassen to capture sthetw erneut \erfassen to recapture sth; Daten, Text to enter sth* * *transitives Verb1) (mitreißen) catch2) (begreifen) grasp < situation, implications, etc.>3) (registrieren) register; record4) (einbeziehen) cover5) (packen) seizeAngst/Freude erfasste ihn — he was seized by fear/overcome with joy
* * *erfassen v/tvon Furcht etc2. (mit sich reißen) Auto: hit, strike, collide with; Wirbel, Strömung etc: sweep ( oder carry) away;von den Rädern erfasst werden be caught under the wheels;von einem Auto erfasst werden be hit ( oder knocked down, run over) by a cardu hast’s erfasst! umg you’ve got it!, you’ve cracked it!, you’ve got there! iron4. (mit einbeziehen) include, cover; (abdecken) cover; statistisch: register, record, list; zahlenmäßig: count; (Daten) collect, record, file;steuerlich erfassen tax;wir sind vermutlich erfasst auch they’ve probably got us down on their files umg, they’ll probably have a file on (each of) usein handgeschriebenes Manuskript muss vor dem Redigieren erfasst werden a handwritten manuscript has to be put on disk ( oder scanned in oder captured oder keyed in) before editing* * *transitives Verb1) (mitreißen) catch2) (begreifen) grasp <situation, implications, etc.>3) (registrieren) register; record4) (einbeziehen) cover5) (packen) seizeAngst/Freude erfasste ihn — he was seized by fear/overcome with joy
* * *v.to acquire v.to apprehend v.to capture v.to gather v.to realise (UK) v.to realize (US) v.to record v. -
96 verhaften
v/t arrest ( wegen for)* * *to apprehend; to take into custody; to arrest* * *ver|hạf|ten ptp verha\#ftetvtto arrest* * *(to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arrest* * *ver·haf·ten *vt▪ jdn \verhaften to arrest sbSie sind verhaftet! you are under arrest!, you're nicked! [or busted!] sl* * *transitives Verb arrest* * *verhaften v/t arrest (wegen for)* * *transitives Verb arrest* * *v.to arrest v. -
97 captar
v.1 to win (atraer) (simpatía).2 to grasp.3 to pick up, to receive.4 to perceive, to apprehend, to grab, to capture.Yo capté las vibraciones I perceived the vibrations.5 to gain.La empresa capta ganancias The company gains profits.6 to get, to detect.La cámara capta el movimiento The camera detects movement.7 to understand.* * *2 (entender) to understand, grasp3 (atraer a personas) to attract, recruit4 (atención, interés) to hold; (confianza) to win, gain1 to draw, attract, win over* * *verb1) to catch, grasp2) win, attract* * *VT1) (=atraer) [+ dinero, capital] to raise; [+ votos] to win; [+ clientes, audiencia] to attractcon la campaña captaron miles de nuevos votantes — through the publicity campaign they won thousands of new voters
2) [+ emisora, señal] to pick upno capto BBC1 — I don't o can't pick up BBC1
un aparato que capta las señales acústicas — a device that picks up o captures sound signals
esta antena no capta bien las imágenes — you don't get a good picture with this aerial, this aerial doesn't give a good picture
3) (=comprender) [+ sentido, esencia] to get, graspsupo captar la importancia política del asunto — she managed to grasp the political significance of the matter
no ha sabido captar el mensaje del electorado — she has failed to pick up on o get o understand the message from the electorate
no captó la indirecta — he didn't get o take the hint
4) [+ aguas] to collect* * *verbo transitivo1) <atención/interés> to capture; < clientes> to win, gain; <partidarios/empleados> to attract, recruit2) <sentido/matiz> to grasp; <significado/indirecta> to get3) <emisora/señal> to pick up, receive4) < aguas> to collect, take in* * *= capture, take in.Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.----* captar el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest.* captar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* captar la atención = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attention.* no captar la idea = miss + the point.* * *verbo transitivo1) <atención/interés> to capture; < clientes> to win, gain; <partidarios/empleados> to attract, recruit2) <sentido/matiz> to grasp; <significado/indirecta> to get3) <emisora/señal> to pick up, receive4) < aguas> to collect, take in* * *= capture, take in.Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.* captar el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest.* captar el interés de = catch + the imagination of.* captar la atención = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attention.* no captar la idea = miss + the point.* * *captar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹atención/interés› to capture2 ‹clientes› to win, gain; ‹partidarios/empleados› to attract, recruitB ‹sentido/matiz› to grasp; ‹significado/indirecta› to getno captó la indirecta she didn't get the hint ( colloq)parecía no captar las dimensiones del problema he appeared not to grasp the scale of the problemC ‹emisora/señal› to pick up, receivelas imágenes que captó nuestro fotógrafo the shots o pictures which our photographer tookD ‹aguas› to collect, take in* * *
captar ( conjugate captar) verbo transitivo
‹ clientes› to win, gain;
‹partidarios/empleados› to attract, recruit
‹significado/indirecta› to get
captar verbo transitivo
1 (una señal) to receive, pick up
2 (clientes) to gain, to win
3 (una broma, ironía) to understand, grasp
4 (el interés, adeptos, etc) to attract: fue captada por una secta peligrosa, she was lured into a dangerous sect
' captar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caer
- coger
English:
capture
- catch
- enthral
- enthrall
- miss
- pick up
- receive
- engage
- gist
- grasp
- hint
- pick
- target
* * *♦ vt1. [atraer] [simpatía] to win;[interés] to gain, to capture; [adeptos] to recruit, to attract; [clientes] to win, to attract;esa secta ha captado a muchos jóvenes de la zona that sect has recruited o attracted many young people from the area2. [percibir] to detect;no captó la ironía que había en su voz she didn't detect the irony in his voice;captar una indirecta to take a hint3. [entender] to grasp;captar las intenciones de alguien to understand sb's intentions4. [sintonizar] to pick up, to receive5. [aguas] to collect* * *v/t1 understand2 RAD pick up3 aguas channel4 clientes acquire, win5 negocio take* * *captar vt1) : to catch, to grasp2) : to gain, to attract3) : to harness, to collect (waters) -
98 pelätä
yks.nom. pelata; yks.gen. pelaan; yks.part. pelasi; yks.ill. pelaisi; mon.gen. pelatkoon; mon.part. pelannut; mon.ill. pelattiingamble (verb)play (verb)* * *• tremble• funk• quail• revere• scare• shudder• shy• stand in awe of• stand in fear• suppose• forebode• think• be in terror of• suspect• flinch• fear• dread• cringe at• blush• be scared• be in awe• be frightened• be anxious• be afraid• apprehend• be afraid of• worry• believe -
99 dread
1. n страх; ужас2. n пугало3. n страшный человек; гроза4. n человек, внушающий благоговейный страх5. a книжн. страшный, наводящий ужас6. a книжн. внушающий благоговейный страх, грозный7. v бояться, страшиться; содрогаться от страха8. v испытывать благоговейный страхСинонимический ряд:1. alarming (adj.) alarming; awful2. terrible (adj.) dire; dreadful; formidable; frightful; horrible; terrible3. anxiety (noun) anxiety; apprehension; trepidation; uneasiness4. fear (noun) alarm; cold feet; consternation; dismay; fear; fearfulness; fright; horror; panic; phobia; terror; trepidity5. reverence (noun) awe; reverence; veneration6. be afraid (verb) apprehend; be afraid; misdoubt7. distrust (verb) distrust; fear; suspectАнтонимический ряд:assurance; boldness; bravery; calmness; confidence; courage; delight; delightful; intrepidity; pleasant; trust -
100 foresee
v предвидеть; знать заранееСинонимический ряд:1. anticipate (verb) anticipate; apprehend; divine; forefeel; foreknow; preknow; previse; prevision; see; visualize2. predict (verb) augur; await; envision; expect; forecast; foretell; predict; prepare for; prognosticate; prophesy; see aheadАнтонимический ряд:recall; remember
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apprehend — ► VERB 1) intercept in the course of unlawful or wrongful action. 2) seize or arrest. 3) understand; perceive. 4) archaic anticipate with fear or unease. ORIGIN Latin apprehendere, from prehendere lay hold of … English terms dictionary
apprehend — ap·pre·hend /ˌa prə hend/ vt [Latin apprehendere to seize, arrest, from ad to + prehendere to seize]: arrest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
apprehend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin apprehendere, literally, to seize, from ad + prehendere to seize more at get Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. arrest, seize < apprehend a thief > 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
apprehend — verb /æ.pɹiˈhɛnd/ a) To take or seize; to take hold of. We have two hands to apprehend it. . b) Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal. This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a… … Wiktionary
apprehend — verb Apprehend is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alien, ↑culprit, ↑intruder, ↑suspect … Collocations dictionary
apprehend — verb 1) the thieves were quickly apprehended Syn: arrest, catch, capture, seize; take prisoner, take into custody, detain, put in jail, put behind bars, imprison, incarcerate; informal bag, collar, nab, nail, run in, bust … Thesaurus of popular words
apprehend — verb 1》 arrest (someone) for a crime. 2》 understand; perceive. 3》 archaic anticipate with uneasiness or fear. Origin ME: from Fr. appréhender or L. apprehendere, from ad towards + prehendere lay hold of … English new terms dictionary
apprehend — verb (T) 1 formal if a criminal is apprehended, they are found and taken away by the police; arrest 1 (1) 2 old use to understand something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apprehend — [[t]æ̱prɪhe̱nd[/t]] apprehends, apprehending, apprehended 1) VERB If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them. [FORMAL] [V n] Police have not apprehended her killer. Syn: catch 2) VERB If you apprehend something, you… … English dictionary
apprehend — [14] The underlying notion in apprehend is of ‘seizing’ or ‘grasping’; it comes ultimately from the Latin verb prehendere ‘seize’ (source also of comprehend, predatory, and prehensile). Latin apprehendere ‘lay hold of’, formed with the prefix ad … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
apprehend — [14] The underlying notion in apprehend is of ‘seizing’ or ‘grasping’; it comes ultimately from the Latin verb prehendere ‘seize’ (source also of comprehend, predatory, and prehensile). Latin apprehendere ‘lay hold of’, formed with the prefix ad … Word origins