prender

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French prendre (“to take”), from Latin prehendere (“to take”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛndə(ɹ)

Noun

prender

  1. (law) The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for prender in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prender, from Latin prendere, variant of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō (“I seize; I detain”).

Verb

prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendín, past participle prendido)

  1. to catch, seize
  2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of prender
  3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of prender

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Interlingua

Etymology

French prendre

Verb

prender

  1. to take

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prender, from Latin prendere, variant of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō (“I seize; I detain”), from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“I take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /pɾẽ.ˈde(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾẽ.ˈde(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾẽ.ˈdeɾ/
  • Hyphenation: pren‧der

Verb

prender (first-person singular present indicative prendo, past participle preso)

  1. to arrest (to seize and take into legal custody)
  2. to attach or bind
  3. to restrain; to restrict
  4. to become close (emotionally) to someone

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin prendere, alternative form of prehendere, present active infinitive of prehendō, from prae- (“before”) + *hendō (“I take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.

Verb

prender (first-person singular present prendo, first-person singular preterite prendí, past participle prendido)

  1. to catch, to arrest
  2. to light, to ignite
  3. to turn on (light, machine etc.)

Conjugation

        Conjugation of prender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive prender
    gerund prendiendo
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular prendido prendida
    plural prendidos prendidas
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    indicative yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present prendo prendestú
    prendésvos    		 prende prendemos prendéis prenden
    imperfect prendía prendías prendía prendíamos prendíais prendían
    preterite prendí prendiste prendió prendimos prendisteis prendieron
    future prenderé prenderás prenderá prenderemos prenderéis prenderán
    conditional prendería prenderías prendería prenderíamos prenderíais prenderían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present prenda prendastú
    prendásvos2    		 prenda prendamos prendáis prendan
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 prendiera prendieras prendiera prendiéramos prendierais prendieran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 prendiese prendieses prendiese prendiésemos prendieseis prendiesen
    future1 prendiere prendieres prendiere prendiéremos prendiereis prendieren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative prendetú
    prendévos    		 prenda prendamos prended prendan
    negative no prendas no prenda no prendamos no prendáis no prendan
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of prenderedit data

      These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

      singular plural
      1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
      with infinitive prender
      dative prenderme prenderte prenderle, prenderse prendernos prenderos prenderles, prenderse
      accusative prenderme prenderte prenderlo, prenderla, prenderse prendernos prenderos prenderlos, prenderlas, prenderse
      with gerund prendiendo
      dative prendiéndome prendiéndote prendiéndole, prendiéndose prendiéndonos prendiéndoos prendiéndoles, prendiéndose
      accusative prendiéndome prendiéndote prendiéndolo, prendiéndola, prendiéndose prendiéndonos prendiéndoos prendiéndolos, prendiéndolas, prendiéndose
      with informal second-person singular imperative prende
      dative préndeme préndete préndele préndenos not used préndeles
      accusative préndeme préndete préndelo, préndela préndenos not used préndelos, préndelas
      with formal second-person singular imperative prenda
      dative préndame not used préndale, préndase préndanos not used préndales
      accusative préndame not used préndalo, préndala, préndase préndanos not used préndalos, préndalas
      with first-person plural imperative prendamos
      dative not used prendámoste prendámosle prendámonos prendámoos prendámosles
      accusative not used prendámoste prendámoslo, prendámosla prendámonos prendámoos prendámoslos, prendámoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative prended
      dative prendedme not used prendedle prendednos prendeos prendedles
      accusative prendedme not used prendedlo, prendedla prendednos prendeos prendedlos, prendedlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative prendan
      dative préndanme not used préndanle préndannos not used préndanles, préndanse
      accusative préndanme not used préndanlo, préndanla préndannos not used préndanlos, préndanlas, préndanse

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