Meaning & use
yet to be apprehended
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Meaning
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Not yet caught or arrested by the police or authorities.
Grammar: Used after a person or people: The suspect is yet to be apprehended. It is not used before a noun.
Patterns
- someone is yet to be apprehended
- the person yet to be apprehended
The suspect in the robbery is yet to be apprehended, and police are asking for public help.
Two men involved in the escape are yet to be apprehended, according to officials.
The gang leader remains yet to be apprehended despite a nationwide search.
Common combinations
- yet to be apprehended
- The main suspect is yet to be apprehended, and the investigation continues.
- still yet to be apprehended
- The fugitive is still yet to be apprehended after three weeks on the run.
- remain yet to be apprehended
- Several members of the group remain yet to be apprehended.
- yet to be caught
- The thief is yet to be caught, but police have leads.
Synonyms and how they differ
- at large
- Means still free and not caught, often used after a verb: The suspect is still at large. It is more common in news reports than 'yet to be apprehended'.
- unapprehended
- A rare formal word meaning not caught; it is used mostly in legal writing and is less natural in everyday speech.
Opposites
Word family
- apprehend verb
- To catch and arrest someone.
- apprehension noun
- The act of catching or arresting someone.
Commonly confused: yet to be apprehended or comprehend? yet to be apprehended or apprehensive?
yet to be apprehended vs comprehend
Comprehend means to understand something, while apprehend (in this phrase) means to catch or arrest someone. They sound similar but have different meanings.
yet to be apprehended vs apprehensive
Apprehensive means worried or nervous about something, not caught. It is an adjective describing a feeling.
Practice
The escaped prisoner is still ___.
Choose one answer.
The phrase 'yet to be apprehended' is the correct passive form meaning not yet caught. 'Yet to apprehend' would mean the prisoner is going to catch someone, which is wrong. 'Yet apprehending' and 'yet to be apprehending' are not grammatical in this context.
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