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Apprehend in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Apprehendvt
गिरफ्तार करना
🗣️ giraftar karana [/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/, /ˌæpɹɪˈhend/, /ˌɛpɹəˈhend/]
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📖 Meaning of “apprehend”

The meaning of “apprehend” in Hindi is गिरफ्तार करना, pronounced giraftar karana — it is a vt. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

🔠 All meanings in Hindi
giraftar karana (vt) गिरफ्तार करना
(vt) पकड़ना
📘 Definition of apprehend

get the meaning of something

🟢 Similar words for apprehend
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✍️ Apprehend in a sentence
The police could finally apprehend the thief after a long chase.
दिल्ली पुलिस ने तीन लोगों को आईईडी के साथ गिरफ़्तार किया और संभावित आतंकवादी हमले को टाला।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From Late Middle English apprehenden (“to grasp, take hold of; to comprehend; to learn”), from Old French apprehender (modern French appréhender (“to apprehend; to catch; to dread”)), from Latin apprehendere, adprehendere, the present active infinitive of apprehendō, adprehendō (“to grab, grasp, seize, take; to apprehend, arrest; to comprehend, understand; to embrace, include; to take possession of, obtain, secure”), from ap-, ad- (prefix meaning ‘to’) + prehendō (“to grab, grasp, seize, snatch, take; to accost; to catch in the act, take by surprise; (figuratively, rare) of the mind: to apprehend, comprehend, grasp”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold, seize, take; to find”)).

Quick facts about “apprehend”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Apprehend
Meaning in Hindi
गिरफ्तार करना
Pronunciation
giraftar karana
Part of speech
Vt
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
From Late Middle English apprehenden (“to grasp, take hold of; to comprehend; to learn”), from Old French apprehender (modern French appréhender (“to apprehend; to catch; to dread”)), from Latin apprehendere, adprehendere, the present active infinitive of apprehendō, adprehendō (“to grab, grasp, seize, take; to apprehend, arrest; to comprehend, understand; to embrace, include; to take possession of, obtain, secure”), from ap-, ad- (prefix meaning ‘to’) + prehendō (“to grab, grasp, seize, snatch, take; to accost; to catch in the act, take by surprise; (figuratively, rare) of the mind: to apprehend, comprehend, grasp”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to hold, seize, take; to find”)).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "apprehend" is गिरफ्तार करना (giraftar karana).
In Devanagari script it is written as गिरफ्तार करना.
It is pronounced "giraftar karana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.