prendre
Meanings
Verb
1. to take (transitive)
2. to eat; to drink (transitive)
3. to get; to buy (transitive)
4. to rob; to deprive (transitive)
5. to make (transitive)
6. to catch, to work, to start (intransitive)
7. to get (something) caught (in), to jam (reflexive)
8. to get into, to come over (to cause to behave uncharacteristically, to affect in a surprising manner, to possess) (intransitive)
9. to start having a negative feeling towards someone (transitive, in various idiomatic expressions)
10. to gain (followed by a partitive, in various idiomatic expressions)
11. to take (a certain amount of time) (colloquial; impersonal, colloquial)
12. to take (a certain number or amount of) (colloquial; impersonal; by extension, colloquial)
13. to come over (to arise in and gain some control over one's thoughts and/or actions) (impersonal)
Examples5192
ça ne prend pas avec moi
that won't wash with me
je me suis pris la main dans la porte
I caught my hand in the door
prendre une décision
to make a decision
le feu ne prend pas
the fire won't start
prendre de l'importance
to become important
prendre de l'âge
to get older