apprehendo
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + prehendō (“lay hold of, seize”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ap.preˈhen.doː/, [ap.prɛˈhɛn.doː]
Verb
apprehendō (present infinitive apprehendere, perfect active apprehendī, supine apprehēnsum); third conjugation
- I lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take, take hold of; apprehend, arrest.
- I grasp with the mind, understand, comprehend.
- I embrace, include.
- I take possession of, seize, secure, obtain.
Inflection
Derived terms
- apprehēnsibilis
- apprehēnsiō
Related terms
Descendants
- Aromanian: aprindu, aprindiri
- Asturian: aprender, aprehender (borrowed)
- Bourguignon: aiprarre
- Catalan: aprendre, aprehendre (borrowed)
- English: apprehend (borrowed)
- Franco-Provençal: aprendre, aprèhendar (borrowed)
- French: apprendre, appréhender (borrowed)
- Galician: aprender, aprehender (borrowed)
- Italian: apprendere
- Norman: apprende
References
- apprehendo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- apprehendo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- apprehendo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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