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apreender.

to apprehend (to take or seize; to take hold of)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/Brazil[a.pɾe.ẽˈde(h)]Brazil/a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/Brazil[a.pɾi.ẽˈde(h)]Brazil
  1. to apprehend (to take or seize; to take hold of)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendō Latin apprehenderelbor. Portuguese apreender Learned borrowing from Latin apprehendere. Doublet of aprender.

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