gripits

In a sentence

• Polisen meddelade att en misstänkt gärningsman hade gripits.

  The police reported that a suspected perpetrator had been apprehended.

  Used as a verb to describe the act of apprehending or arresting someone in the past tense.

• En känsla av lugn hade gripits av publiken när musiken började spela.

  A sense of calm had overtaken the audience when the music started playing.

  Used figuratively as a verb to describe being seized or overtaken by an emotion.

• Brottslingen försökte gömma sig men hade redan gripits av polisen.

  The criminal tried to hide but had already been captured by the police.

  Used as a verb to indicate that someone had been captured or arrested by authorities.