prehendō (prae-) and prēndo dī, sus, ere HED-, to lay hold of, grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take: Crassum manu: prehendi hominem iussit: arbusta, quorum stirpīs tellus amplexa prehendit.

—To seize, take violent possession of, occupy, enter: Pharum, Cs.: quam prendimus arcem, take refuge in, V.: Italiae oras, i. e. reach, V.

—To catch, hold, check, stop, arrest, detain: tuos pater modo me prendit

—ait, etc., T.: Syrus est prendendus, atque exhortandus mihi, T.: (me dea) dextrā prehensum Continuit, V.: Septimium.

—To catch, seize, surprise, overtake: in patenti Prensus Aegaeo, H.

— Fig., to apprehend, comprehend: cum animus ipsum (res omnīs) moderantem prenderit.