All 3 Uses of
apprehend
in
1776, by McCullough
- When the woman was apprehended, she confessed she had been keeping company with Church and said the letter was his.†
p. 55.9 *apprehended = caught or arrested
- Nor was Washington to say anything about Captain Nathan Hale, who was "apprehended" by the British the day after the fire and, it appears, as part of the roundup of suspected incendiaries.†
p. 223.7
- This could refer to Hale, although Frederick Mackenzie noted that "a person named Nathan Hales" was apprehended on Long Island on the night of September 21.†
p. 223.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(apprehend as in: apprehend the situation) to understand or perceive (see or become aware of)
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(2)
(apprehend as in: apprehend the criminal) to capture and arrest someone suspected of breaking the law
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(3)
(apprehend as in: apprehend misfortune) fear, or anticipate with worry
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus