apprehend
verb (used with object)
to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority.
were apprehending
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past progressiveof apprehend.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“The reason why it was 2,000 to 3,000 is because that’s what we were apprehending per day. … That’s why the number of crossings dropped.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
It was a rather cool evening, and some of his neighbors were apprehending a frost.
From Walden by Henry David Thoreau
