Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb prehend

1 sense of prehend

Sense 1
seize, prehend, clutch -- (take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk 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")
       => take, get hold of -- (get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please")

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