“The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”
Word Forms
seizing
noun
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
prehension
noun
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
clutch
noun
the act of grasping
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
begreifen
ergreifen; greifen
🇫🇷French
comprendre
saisir; saisir
🇪🇸Spanish
aprehender
agarrar; agarrar
🇮🇹Italian
pretenere
prendere in mano; preda
🇳🇱Dutch
voorhouden
vasthouden; grijpen
🇵🇹Portuguese
apreender
tomar posse; pegar
🇷🇺Russian
поймать
взять в руки; схватить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पहले से लिखना
इसे पकड़ें; झपटना
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রিহেন্ড
ধরা; দখল
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்கூட்டியே
பிடித்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்; பிடி
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందుచూపు
పట్టుకోండి; పట్టుకో
🇮🇳Marathi
आधी सांगणे
पकडणे झडप घालणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વગ્રહ
પકડી લેવું; પડાવી લેવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿಯಾಗಿ
ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ; ದೋಚಿದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻകൈ എടുക്കുക
പിടിക്കുക; പിടിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅੱਗੇ
ਫੜਨਾ; ਫੜੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
قبل از وقت
پکڑ لینا پکڑو
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预知
抓住；抓住
🇯🇵Japanese
把握する
掴んでください。掴む
🇰🇷Korean
붙잡다
붙잡다; 붙잡다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nói trước
nắm lấy; vồ lấy
🇹🇭Thai
ยึดถือ
ถือ; คว้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
memahami
memegang; merebut
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سبق
سيطر على؛ يمسك
🇮🇷Persian
پیش انداختن
نگه داشتن چنگ زدن
🇹🇷Turkish
kavramak
ele geçirmek; yakalamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
להקדים
לתפוס; לִתְפּוֹס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prehend'?
The primary meaning of 'prehend' is 'take hold of; grab'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prehend' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prehend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prehend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prehend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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