PREHEND

seize, prehend, clutch

(verb) take hold of; grab; “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”; “She clutched her purse”; “The mother seized her child by the arm”; “Birds of prey often seize small mammals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

prehend (third-person singular simple present prehends, present participle prehending, simple past and past participle prehended)

(obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*hend" (, v. t. Etym: [L. prehendere. See Prehensile.]

Definition: To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] Middleton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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