prender — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- fasten verb To attach or close something securely.
- pin noun A short, thin, pointed piece of metal used to fasten things together, such as fabric.
- tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
prender is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.]
- catch fire (idiomatic) To become engulfed in flames, to combust.
- fasten (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
- fire up (transitive) To excite; to infuse with energy.
- pin (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- start up (transitive) To commence the operation of; to activate; to launch.
- switch on (transitive) To start or enable a device by turning a switch or a lever.
- tack (transitive) To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
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.