prender
Spanish, verb/pɾenˈdeɾ/
prender is spelled P-R-E-N-D-E-R (7 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,540th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prender is a Spanish verb meaning “to catch, to arrest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tomar, asir, agarrar”.
What does prender mean in English?
verb
- 1
to catch, to arrest
Han prendido al policía esta mañana.
- 2
rareto take, to pick up
- 3
rareto grab
- 4
to light, to ignite
- 5
Latin-Americato turn on (light, machine, etc.)
Prende tu cámara.
- 6
colloquialto join, to go with
Vamos al boliche ¿te prendés?
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Tomar, asir, agarrar. 2. Capturar a alguien, privándolo de libertad. 3. Sujetar con alfileres, ganchos o puntadas una insignia o distintivo en la ropa. 4. Pegar fuego a algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prender
- prendo first-person present singular
- prendí first-person preterite singular
- prendido participle past
- prendiendo gerund
- prendida feminine participle past
- prendidos masculine participle past
- prendidas feminine participle past
- prendes indicative informal present
- prendés indicative informal present
- prende indicative present singular
- prendemos first-person indicative plural
- prendéis indicative plural present
- prenden indicative plural present
- prendía first-person imperfect indicative
- prendías imperfect indicative second-person
- prendíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- prendíais imperfect indicative plural
- prendían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prender?
- /pɾenˈdeɾ/
- [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prender
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prender in Spanish?
prender appears 4.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).