English-Portuguese translations for apprehend

• apreender
• capturar
  É crucial, como disse a Senhora Ministra, capturar os extremistas e continuar a combater os grupos terroristas que se opõem ao processo de paz.It is crucial to apprehend extremists and continue fighting those terrorist groups opposed to the peace process, as the Minister said.
• compreender
• deter
  No final de Março, o KGB e a polícia na Bioelorrússia efectuaram uma incursão para deter jornalistas locais da Belsat. At the end of March KGB and police in Belarus carried out a raid to apprehend Belsat's local reporters.
• entender
• perceber
• prender
• temer

Definition of apprehend

• To take or seize; to take hold of
• To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider
• To anticipate; especially, to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear
• To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose

Examples

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

Related words

• apprehensive
• apprehension
• apprehensively
• misapprehension
• apprehensible
• misapprehend
• apprehensiveness
• apprehender
• inapprehensible