apprehendo

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Latin

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Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ prehendō (lay hold of, seize).

Pronunciation

Verb

apprehendō (present infinitive apprehendere, perfect active apprehendī, supine apprehēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to lay hold upon, grasp, seize, grab, take, take hold of; apprehend, arrest
    Synonyms: comprehendō, dēprehendō, prehendō, prehēnsō, capessō, sūmō, claudō, capio, teneo, inclūdō, possideō, arripiō, obsideo, retineo
  2. to grasp with the mind, understand, comprehend
    Synonyms: comprehendō, dēprehendō, accipiō, cognōscō, concipiō, teneō, apīscor, capiō, complector, excipiō, exaudiō, cōnsequor
    Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō
  3. to embrace, include
    Synonyms: complector, contineō, inclūdō, teneō, amplector
  4. to take possession of, seize, secure, obtain
    Synonyms: potior, obsideō, teneo, adipīscor, comprehendo, capio, occupō, possideō
  5. (Medieval Latin) to learn

Conjugation

   Conjugation of apprehendō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present apprehendō apprehendis apprehendit apprehendimus apprehenditis apprehendunt
imperfect apprehendēbam apprehendēbās apprehendēbat apprehendēbāmus apprehendēbātis apprehendēbant
future apprehendam apprehendēs apprehendet apprehendēmus apprehendētis apprehendent
perfect apprehendī apprehendistī apprehendit apprehendimus apprehendistis apprehendērunt,
apprehendēre
pluperfect apprehenderam apprehenderās apprehenderat apprehenderāmus apprehenderātis apprehenderant
future perfect apprehenderō apprehenderis apprehenderit apprehenderimus apprehenderitis apprehenderint
passive present apprehendor apprehenderis,
apprehendere
apprehenditur apprehendimur apprehendiminī apprehenduntur
imperfect apprehendēbar apprehendēbāris,
apprehendēbāre
apprehendēbātur apprehendēbāmur apprehendēbāminī apprehendēbantur
future apprehendar apprehendēris,
apprehendēre
apprehendētur apprehendēmur apprehendēminī apprehendentur
perfect apprehēnsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect apprehēnsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect apprehēnsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present apprehendam apprehendās apprehendat apprehendāmus apprehendātis apprehendant
imperfect apprehenderem apprehenderēs apprehenderet apprehenderēmus apprehenderētis apprehenderent
perfect apprehenderim apprehenderīs apprehenderit apprehenderīmus apprehenderītis apprehenderint
pluperfect apprehendissem apprehendissēs apprehendisset apprehendissēmus apprehendissētis apprehendissent
passive present apprehendar apprehendāris,
apprehendāre
apprehendātur apprehendāmur apprehendāminī apprehendantur
imperfect apprehenderer apprehenderēris,
apprehenderēre
apprehenderētur apprehenderēmur apprehenderēminī apprehenderentur
perfect apprehēnsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect apprehēnsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present apprehende apprehendite
future apprehenditō apprehenditō apprehenditōte apprehenduntō
passive present apprehendere apprehendiminī
future apprehenditor apprehenditor apprehenduntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives apprehendere apprehendisse apprehēnsūrum esse apprehendī apprehēnsum esse apprehēnsum īrī
participles apprehendēns apprehēnsūrus apprehēnsus apprehendendus,
apprehendundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
apprehendendī apprehendendō apprehendendum apprehendendō apprehēnsum apprehēnsū

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References

  • apprehendo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • 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