apprehend
verb (used with object)
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.
had apprehended
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past perfectof apprehend.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It also said the troops had "apprehended dozens of terror operatives while facilitating the safe evacuation of thousands of civilians".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
As Lowery left the scene, he said it appeared the officers had apprehended Ellis and were in control of him.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
Agents near Eagle Pass found out they had apprehended Honduran national Henry Bonila-Maldonado when he was in a group of six people who were detained on Feb. 27.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
In March, Mahmoud Alavi, Iran’s intelligence minister, said in an interview with the Iranian news agency Tasnim that authorities had apprehended 290 suspected spies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2019
At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual fife— that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
