apprehend
verb (used with object)
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.
is apprehending
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present progressiveof apprehend (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now, the agency is apprehending tens of thousands of parents and children weekly.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2019
DHS reports that the Border Patrol is apprehending illegal immigrants at the highest rate since 2007.”
From Fox News ● Mar. 6, 2019
She points to the educational value of hanging out: a lot of the work kids do is apprehending the social world, and for them, much of this work is done online.
From Slate ● May 16, 2012
The sensory datum is only a fraction of the total fact; and in the operation we call "perceiving," that is, apprehending an object directly, a part only of the object is represented.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Albert Heyem Nachmen Baron
