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aprehender

[apɾeẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

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Del latín apprehendĕre, a su vez de ad ('a') y prehendĕre ("percibir, asir, agarrar"). Doblete de la voz patrimonial aprender.

verb haber aprehendido · aprehendiendo · habiendo aprehendido · aprehendido · aprehendo · aprehendes

Coger, asir, prender a una persona, o bien alguna cosa, especialmente si es de contrabando.
Concebir las especies de las cosas sin hacer juicio de ellas o sin afirmar ni negar.
Agarrar o atrapar mentalmente un objeto.

In English

grasp to grip
apprehend to take hold of (something) with the understanding — see also understand, compre

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@misc{aprehender_2026,
  title = {aprehender},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/aprehender},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}