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
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.