prender

∗ ≈

to catch

∗ verb

prender
transitive verb
1to arrest, to apprehend (arrestar)
2to fasten (sujetar)
3to light (encender) (luz, interruptor) (especially Am)
  • prender fuego a algo -> to set fire to something, to set something on fire
4to grip (agarrar)
intransitive verb
5to catch (fire) (arder)
6to take root (planta)
7to spread (opinión)
  • una idea que ha prendido entre el público -> an idea that has caught on among the public
prenderse
pronomial verb
1to catch fire (arder)

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prender [pren-derr’]
article & verb transitive
1To seize, to grasp, to catch (persona), to pin.
2To imprison.
3(coll.) To detain for the purpose of entertaining in a friendly manner.
4To take root (plantas).
5To cover: applied to the act of brutish procreation.
6To catch or take fire (fuego, horno).
7To adorn, to embellish (mujeres).
verb neuter
8To catch, to stick (engancharse). (n)
9To catch (fuego), to take (inyección); to take, to take root (planta). (n)

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prender
verbo:transitivo
1 [+persona] (capturar) to catch; capture; (detener) to arrest
2 (Cos) (sujetar) to fasten; (con alfiler) to pin; attach;en to;
prender el pelo con horquillas to pin one's hair with grips
3 (atar) to tie; do up
4 especialmente (Latinoamérica) [+fuego, horno, vela, cigarrillo] to light; [+cerilla] to strike; [+luz, TV] to switch on; [+cuarto] to light up
verbo:intransitivo
1 [+fuego] to catch
sus ideas prendieron fácilmente en la juventud his ideas soon caught on with the young
2 (engancharse) to catch; stick
el ancla prendió en el fondo the anchor buried itself in the seabed
3 [+planta] to take; take root
4 [+vacuna] to take
verbo:pronominal
prenderse
1 (encenderse) to catch fire
2 [+mujer] to dress up
3 (Caribe) (emborracharse) to get drunk

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Verb Conjugation for "prender"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo prendo prendí prendía prenderé prenda
Tú prendes prendiste prendías prenderás prendas
Ella/Él/Usted prende prendió prendía prenderá prenda
Nosotros prendemos prendimos prendíamos prenderemos prendamos
Vosotros prendéis prendisteis prendíais prenderéis prendáis
Ellos/Ustedes prenden prendieron prendían prenderán prendan
Gerund: prendiendo / Participle: prendido,preso / Complete prender conjugation >
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