PREHEND as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • take hold of
    • grab
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The salesclerk 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
    Hypernyms(s) prehend is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)