apprenso

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

apprēnsō (present infinitive apprēnsāre); first conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

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

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Galician: apreixar
  • Spanish: apresar

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.