intraprendere
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From intra- + prendere (“to take”). Compare French entreprendre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]intraprèndere (first-person singular present intraprèndo, first-person singular past historic intraprési, past participle intrapréso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to undertake, to set about, to embark upon
- Synonyms: imprendere, principiare, accingersi a; see also Thesaurus:iniziare
- intraprendere un grande sforzo economico
- to undertake a great economic effort
- (figurative) to take (a step, path, etc.)
- Synonyms: imboccare, imbroccare, instradarsi in, imbarcarsi in
- Nella questione della sanità pubblica, ci sono due strade diverse da intraprendere.
- In the matter of public health, there are two different paths to be taken.
- Al momento non ci ha fornito ulteriori informazioni sui passi che verranno intrapresi.
- At the moment, he hasn't provided us further information on the steps that will be taken.
- (archaic, also figurative) to grasp
- Synonyms: prendere, acciuffare; see also Thesaurus:afferrare
- (archaic) to surprise
- Synonym: sorprendere
- (archaic) to comprise; to encompass
- Synonyms: comprendere, racchiudere
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of intraprèndere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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