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apprehend

Verb B1 – Intermediate

To arrest someone, especially a criminal, or, in a more formal sense, to understand something.

"Police apprehended the suspect just two blocks from the scene."

In everyday speech, "apprehend" almost always means "arrest"; its meaning "understand" survives mainly in formal or academic writing.

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