# prinde

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #200 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Verb very common in Romanian; depending on context it means to catch, grab, get hold of, start to take effect, or (colloquially) to understand.

## Meanings

- **to catch, seize, grab** — physical contact or taking hold of something/someone
- **to catch up with, arrest, intercept** — reaching someone or stopping them
- **to understand, get the idea** — very common colloquial use
- **to catch on, take effect, take hold** — used for plans, habits, ideas, weather, or something beginning to work

## Example sentences

- Prinde ușa când intri. — _Hold the door when you come in._
- Nu prind bine la telefon aici. — _I don’t get good reception on my phone here._
- A prins imediat sensul textului. — _He understood the meaning of the text right away._

## Forms

prins, prinde, prind, prindem, prindă, prindeți, prinzi, prinși, prinsă, prinse

## Nearby words by frequency

- [doamnă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doamn%C4%83)
- [față](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fa%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [fapt](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fapt)
- [arăta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ar%C4%83ta)
- [niște](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ni%C8%99te)
- [sti](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sti)
- [mână](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/m%C3%A2n%C4%83)
- [treabă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/treab%C4%83)
- [vino](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vino)
- [trimite](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trimite)
- [folosi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/folosi)
- [dintre](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dintre)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prinde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prinde) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.