apprenso

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From appre(he)ndō (seize) + -tō. Cf. apprensus.

Pronunciation

Verb

apprensō (present infinitive apprensāre); first conjugation, no perfect

  1. (transitive) I seize with eagerness, snatch at, catch; (of the air) snuff up.

Inflection

Descendants

References

  • apprenso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • apprenso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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