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prehend

verb

take into your hands deliberately

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
D
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɹɪˈhɛnd

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. take into your hands deliberately

    “The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”

In context

Example Sentences

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
A crazy idea took hold of him

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