1
as in knows
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
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as in arrests
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
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Recent Examples of apprehends
The Coast Guard stops the ships, apprehends those aboard and seizes the illicit drugs.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehends
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The organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.—
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Amal Clooney knows all about dressing for the occasion.—
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Bascombe is the one who arrests Jamie Miller (Cooper) under suspicion of murder.—
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Police officer Hugo Crussi (Vogrincic) traces the voice to a young preacher, Jonas Flores (Zurita), and arrests him.—
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Despite his layered duplicity, Jonathan understands and defines himself by courting risk.—
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Plummer understands Nix is in a difficult spot.—
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The slender but powerful book takes place over the course of a week, when Ma’s plans are suddenly imperiled while Boomba seizes the chance to make up for his past mistakes and help his family.—
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In the novel, Joan Goodwin, a physics professor with a lifelong love of the stars, seizes the chance to join NASA’s first class of women astronauts and soon finds friendship, passion, and purpose among her fellow trainees.—
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The District recognizes its responsibility to serve the CPS community with integrity.—
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Mescal recognizes that his role is in support of the titanic performance given by Buckley.—
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The Pinault family owns 42 percent of shares in Kering and detains 59 percent of voting rights.—
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The play is set in the real-life town of Lumpkin, whose economy has become reliant on a private prison that detains immigrants.—
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In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.—
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But as the ball arrives the defender grabs the jersey with the right hand and pulls the defender down.—
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As one officer grabs at her door handle, a third officer who had circled to the front of the SUV from the opposite side draws his gun.—
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“Apprehends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehends. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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