deprehend

/ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/

deprehend verb: to take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.

Verb

deprehend (third-person singular simple present deprehends, present participle deprehending, simple past and past participle deprehended)

(obsolete) To take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
- The deprehended adulteress1655, Jeremy Taylor, Unum Necessarium
(obsolete) To detect; to discover; to find out.
- The motions of the minute parts of bodies […] are to be deprehended by experience.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...

گرفتار کرنا, شک کرنا

third-person singular present	deprehends
present participle	deprehending
past participle	deprehended
past	deprehended

From Latin deprehendere, deprehensum, from de- + prehendere (“to lay hold of, seize”). See prehensile.

What does deprehend mean?: Deprehend means to take unawares or by surprise; to catch or seize (a criminal etc.) in the act.
What is deprehend in Urdu?: Deprehend in Urdu is گرفتار کرنا, شک کرنا. See Deprehend meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is deprehend?: Deprehend is a verb.
How do you pronounce deprehend?: Deprehend is pronounced /ˌdɛpɹəˈhɛnd/.
What is the past tense of deprehend?: The past tense of deprehend is deprehended.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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