prendere atto

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, to take act. Compare French prendre acte.

Verb

prèndere atto (first-person singular present prèndo atto, first-person singular past historic prési atto, past participle préso atto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. (with di or ) to realize; to notice, take notice
    Synonyms: rendere conto, accorgersi, notare, constatare, fare caso
    • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      Per capire la natura dell'attuale guerra—a parte i cambiamenti periodici di alleanze, è sempre la stessa guerra—occorre anzitutto prendere atto che non sarà decisiva.
      To understand the nature of the present war—for in spite of the regrouping which occurs every few years, it is always the same war—one must realize in the first place that it is impossible for it to be decisive.
      (literally, “To understand the nature of the current war—setting aside the periodic changes of alliances, it is always the same war—it is necessary before everything else to realize that it won't be decisive.”)
  2. (with di or ) to come to grips (with)