prehendo

Latin

Alternative forms

• praehendō
• prendō

Etymology

From prae- (“before”) + *hendo (used only in comp.), from the same source as hedera (“ivy”); akin to Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandanō, “hold, contain”), and English get and hint.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /preˈhen.doː/

Verb

present active prehendō, present infinitive prehendere, perfect active prehendī, supine prehensum.

1. I lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch.
2. I detain someone in order to speak with him, accost, lay or catch hold of.
3. I take by surprise, catch in the act.
4. (of trees) I take root.
5. (poetic) I reach, arrive at, attain.
6. (poetic) I take in, reach or embrace with the eye.
7. (figuratively, rare, of the mind) I seize, apprehend, comprehend, grasp.

Usage notes

Used in the following constructions: (3) uses the ablative, the genitive or in with the ablative.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prehendō	prehendis	prehendit	prehendimus	prehenditis	prehendunt
	future	prehendam	prehendēs	prehendet	prehendēmus	prehendētis	prehendent
	imperfect	prehendēbam	prehendēbās	prehendēbat	prehendēbāmus	prehendēbātis	prehendēbant
	perfect	prehendī	prehendistī	prehendit	prehendimus	prehendistis	prehendērunt
	future perfect	prehenderō	prehenderis	prehenderit	prehenderimus	prehenderitis	prehenderint
	pluperfect	prehenderam	prehenderās	prehenderat	prehenderāmus	prehenderātis	prehenderant
passive	present	prehendor	prehenderis	prehenditur	prehendimur	prehendiminī	prehenduntur
	future	prehendar	prehendēris	prehendētur	prehendēmur	prehendēminī	prehendentur
	imperfect	prehendēbar	prehendēbāris	prehendēbātur	prehendēbāmur	prehendēbāminī	prehendēbantur
	perfect	Use prehensus m, prehensa f, prehensum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use prehensus m, prehensa f, prehensum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use prehensus m, prehensa f, prehensum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prehendam	prehendās	prehendat	prehendāmus	prehendātis	prehendant
	imperfect	prehenderem	prehenderēs	prehenderet	prehenderēmus	prehenderētis	prehenderent
	perfect	prehenderim	prehenderīs	prehenderit	prehenderīmus	prehenderītis	prehenderint
	pluperfect	prehendissem	prehendissēs	prehendisset	prehendissēmus	prehendissētis	prehendissent
passive	present	prehendar	prehendāris	prehendātur	prehendāmur	prehendāminī	prehendantur
	imperfect	prehenderer	prehenderēris	prehenderētur	prehenderēmur	prehenderēminī	prehenderentur
	perfect	Use prehensus m, prehensa f, prehensum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use prehensus m, prehensa f, prehensum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	prehende	prehenditō	prehenditō	prehendere	prehenditor	prehenditor
	plural	prehendite	prehenditōte	prehenduntō	prehendiminī	—	prehenduntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prehendere	prehendisse	prehensūrus esse	prehendī	prehensus esse	prehensum īrī
participles		prehendēns (prehendentis)	—	prehensūrus-ra, -rum	—	prehensus-a, -um	prehendendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

apprehendō comprehendō dēprehendō prehensiō / prensiō

prehensō / prensō prehensus / prensus reprehendō

Descendants

Aromanian: prindu, prindire Catalan: prendre Dalmatian: prendar French: prendre Italian: prendere

Occitan: prene, prendre Portuguese: prender Romanian: prinde Romansch: prender Spanish: prender

References

• prehendo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879