prendere.
to take, hold, pick up, get
Meaning & usage
to take, hold, pick up, get
gli studenti prendono appunti
prese la fidanzata e la avvicinò a sé
to conquer (of a political territory or entity)
to take (a means of transport)
prendere il treno
to choose (a certain route or path)
prendere la scorciatoia
to catch (a criminal, animal, etc.)
prendere un latitante
prendere una lepre
to catch (an illness)
prendere un raffreddore
to be beat up or defeated
to get, buy
to steal
gli hanno preso il telefono
to assume (a task, responsibility, etc.)
prendere un compito
to hit or strike
prendere il bersaglio
prendergli una gamba
to hit or strike
prendere a calci
prendere a pugni
to eat, drink, ingest (of food, drink, medicine, etc.)
to romantically attract
i suoi occhi mi presero
to acquire (a characteristic)
il latte ha preso un sapore acido
to pursue (a vocation)
prendere ingegneria
to measure
la mamma gli ha preso la temperatura
dobbiamo prendere la lunghezza del percorso
to pick up, receive (a radio, TV, telegraphic, etc. transmission)
prendere il segnale
to feel (an emotion)
prendere corraggio
prendere fiducia
to take hold of, seize, or strike (someone) (of a sensation, feeling, etc.)
una terribile paura gli ha preso
to occupy or take up (space or time)
quel dipinto prende tutto il muro
to occupy someone's mind
è preso dalla matematica
to require (energy, effort, etc.)
un'impresa che prende tutte le vostre energie
(sometimes with per) to take for or confuse
to interpret
prendere la legge alla lettera
to choose (someone for a role, job, etc.); to hire
l'hanno preso per bidello
to treat (someone) (in a certain way)
mi hanno preso a male parole
to accept
ora si deve prendere la vita come viene
(with a or per) to move (towards); to head (for)
prendere a destra
(with a + inf.) to begin
da quel giorno prese ad amarla
to begin to burn [auxiliary avere] (of a fire)
to adhere to the building materials by hardening; to take hold [auxiliary avere] (of a binder)
to take root [auxiliary avere] (of a plant)
to happen unexpectedly
in the form "prenderlo", literally "to take it": to be penetrated sexually
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin prēndere, from earlier prehendere, from prae- (“before”) + *hendere (“take, seize”) (not attested without a prefix), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.
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