prehendō

prehendō Vorlage:lat. sgm. 'vorhanden, vor Händen'

From Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, equivalent to prae- (“fore-, pre-”) +‎ *hendō (“to take, seize”) (not attested without prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-; akin to Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “hold, contain”), and Englishget. The vowel probably underwent regular reduction in prefixed variants (*-praind- > -prēnd-) and was backported into the base form. Related to praeda (“prey”) and hedera (“ivy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /preˈhen.doː/, [preˈ(ɦ)ɛn̪d̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈen.do/, [preˈɛn̪d̪o]

Verb

prehendō (present infinitive prehendere, perfect active prehendī, supine prehēnsum); third conjugation

1. to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: comprehendō, dēprehendō, apprehendō, capessō, teneō, capiō, arripiō, sūmō, prehēnsō

2. to detain someone in order to speak with them, accost, lay or catch hold of
3. to take by surprise, catch in the act [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: opprimō, dēprehendō

4. (of trees) to take root
5. (poetic) to reach, arrive at, attain [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: perveniō, adveniō, ēvādō, obeō, adsum, teneō, tangō

6. (poetic) to take in, reach or embrace with the eye
7. (figuratively, rare, of the mind) to seize, apprehend, comprehend, grasp

Usage notes

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