apreender

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apprehendo, apprehendere. Compare the inherited doublet aprender.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾjẽˈde(h)], /a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈde(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾjẽˈde(h)], /a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈde(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ɾ)/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈde(ɾ)/, /a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾjẽˈde(χ)], /a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ʁ)/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈde(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾi.ẽˈde(ɻ)/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈde(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈde(ɻ)/, /a.pɾe.ẽˈde(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈdeɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈdeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈdeɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈdeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈde.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈde.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧pre‧en‧der

Verb

1. (transitive) to apprehend (to take or seize; to take hold of)

Related terms

• apreensão
• prisioneiro