Polyglot Dictionary

apresar

/apɾeˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
apreso
preterite (yo)
apresé
past participle
apresado

Meaning

  1. to capture

    • Apresaron al ladrón.

      They captured the thief.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

capturar

capturar is the more general and modern word for "to capture"; apresar is more literary or legal, like capturing a fugitive.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

capturar

capturar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to capture."

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