No. 7,523 in French
prendre
To take.
In a sentence
Je vais prendre un taxi pour rentrer chez moi.
I will take a taxi to go home.
Here, 'prendre' is used in the sense of 'to take' or 'to use' something as a mode of transportation.
Elle a pris une décision importante.
She made an important decision.
In this sentence, 'prendre' is used figuratively, meaning 'to make' or 'to decide' referring to taking a decision.
Nous prenons le temps de réfléchir à cette question.
We are taking the time to think about this issue.
The word 'prendre' here signifies 'to take' as in 'to allocate' or 'utilize time for a purpose.'
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