appréhender

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin apprehendere. Doublet of apprendre, which was inherited. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pʁe.ɑ̃.de/ === Verb === appréhender to dread, apprehend J'appréhende beaucoup les évènements à venir. ― I strongly apprehend the events to come. to catch, apprehend Le malfaiteur a été appréhendé en douceur. ― The criminal was smoothly apprehended. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== appréhension === Further reading === “appréhender”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012