prender — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehend verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- imprison verb To put someone in prison, or to confine them against their will.
- incarcerate verb To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- pen noun A handheld tool used for writing or drawing with ink.
- trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
Senses
prender is used for these senses in English:
- apprehend (law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- grab To restrain someone; to arrest.
- imprison (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- incarcerate (chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- lock up (transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
- pen (transitive) To enclose in a pen.
- trap (transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.
apprehend — full definition
- verb To arrest someone, especially a suspected criminal.
- verb To understand or grasp something mentally.
- verb To anticipate something, usually with worry or fear.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.