apprehend
verb (used with object)
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.
has apprehended
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present perfectof apprehend (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Such conduct exceeds the scope of the First Amendment, of course, and law enforcement has apprehended the perpetrators accordingly.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2025
Coast Guard has apprehended many repeat offenders, with some Mexican fishermen being caught in U.S. waters over 20 times since 2014.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Since October of 2011, Customs and Border Protection has apprehended approximately 5,000 individuals — mostly adults — with confirmed or suspected gang affiliations, Acting Chief Carla Provost testified.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2017
The Border Patrol has apprehended more than 52,000 child immigrants traveling on their own since October.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2014
Here is a soul, one of the supreme souls of humanity, speaking directly to that supreme soul which it has apprehended outside humanity.
From Figures of Several Centuries by Arthur Symons
