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prendere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • consider verb To think carefully about something before making a decision.
  • cop noun (informal) A police officer.
  • hook noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.
  • ignite verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
  • inherit verb To receive money, property, or a title from someone after they die.
  • pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
  • reach verb To stretch out an arm or hand toward something in order to touch or grasp it.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

prendere is used for these senses in English:

  • call up (transitive) To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
  • capture (transitive) To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers).
  • catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
  • consider (transitive) To take up as an example.
  • cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
  • hook (transitive) To catch with a hook (hook a fish).
  • ignite (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
  • ignite (intransitive) to commence burning.

capture — full definition

  1. verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
  2. verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
  3. noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

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