prender
Meanings
Verb
1. to catch, to arrest
2. to take, to pick up (rare)
3. to grab (rare)
4. to light, to ignite
5. to turn on (light, machine, etc.) (chiefly Latin America)
6. to join, to go with (reflexive, colloquial, Rioplatense)
Examples71
Han prendido al policía esta mañana.
The police officer was arrested this morning.
Prende tu cámara.
Turn on your camera.
Vamos al boliche ¿te prendés?
We're going to the club, wanna come with us?
Un delincuente prendió a un gato.
A criminal caught a cat.
Tom prendió el fuego.
Tom lit the fire.
Él prendió fuego a su propia casa.
He set fire to his own house.