prender

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French prendre (“to take”), from Latin prehendere (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɛndə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

prender

1. (law) The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered

References

• “prender”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prender, from Latin prēndere, variant of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō (“I seize; I detain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendín, past participle prendido, short past participle preso)
prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendim or prendi, past participle prendido, short past participle preso, reintegrationist norm)

1. to capture, catch, seize, grab

   Synonyms: cachar, capturar, coller

2. to light, to set light, to set fire, to set in fire

   Synonym: acender

3. to root

   Synonyms: arraigar, enraizar

4. to tie, fasten, attach

   Synonyms: amarrar, atar, trincar

Conjugation

References

• “prender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “prend” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “prender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “prender” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “prender” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “prender” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “prender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua

Etymology

French prendre

Verb

prender

1. to take

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prender, from Latin prēndere, variant of prehendere (“to seize; to detain”), from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“to take, to seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: pren‧der

Verb

prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendi, past participle prendido, short past participle preso)

1. to arrest (to seize and take into legal custody)

   Synonyms: encadear, encarcerar, enjaular

   Antonyms: liberar, libertar, soltar

2. to attach or bind

   Synonyms: conectar, grudar, ligar, jungir, juntar, unir, vincular

   Antonyms: desconectar, desprender, separar

3. to restrain; to restrict

   Synonym: restringir

4. to become close (emotionally) to someone

   Synonym: vincular

   Antonym: desvincular

Conjugation

Derived terms

• prender a respiração

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish prender, from Latin prēndere, from earlier prehendere, from prae- (“before”) + *hendere (“take, seize”) (not attested without a prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾenˈdeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: pren‧der

Verb

prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendí, past participle prendido)

1. to catch, to arrest

   Synonyms: detener, arrestar, aprehender

2. to take, to pick up

   Synonyms: tomar, coger

3. to light, to ignite

   Synonym: encender

4. to turn on (light, machine etc.)

   Synonym: encender

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “prender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014