Associations to the word «Prehend»

Wiktionary

PREHEND, verb. (obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.

Dictionary definition

PREHEND, verb. 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".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy