"prise" meaning in English

See prise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹaɪz/ Audio: en-us-prize.ogg Forms: prises [plural], prize [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪz Etymology: From the Middle English noun prise (“taking of something”), from Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), past participle of prendre (“to take”). Doublet of prize. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|prise|t=seizure; taking; capture}} Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), {{doublet|en|prize}} Doublet of prize Head templates: {{en-noun}} prise (plural prises)
  1. (obsolete) An enterprise or adventure. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-prise-en-noun-c359TbOy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 14 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 19 12 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 42 19 17 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 18 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 44 16 19 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 18 10 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 49 18 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 14 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 18 9 23
  2. Obsolete form of prize. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prize
    Sense id: en-prise-en-noun-7AxaCdnh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: price, prise de fer

Verb

IPA: /pɹaɪz/ Audio: en-us-prize.ogg Forms: prises [present, singular, third-person], prising [participle, present], prised [participle, past], prised [past], prize [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪz Etymology: From the Middle English noun prise (“taking of something”), from Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), past participle of prendre (“to take”). Doublet of prize. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|prise|t=seizure; taking; capture}} Old French prise (“seizure; taking; capture”), {{doublet|en|prize}} Doublet of prize Head templates: {{en-verb}} prise (third-person singular simple present prises, present participle prising, simple past and past participle prised)
  1. To force (open) with a lever; to pry. Translations (to force open with a lever, to pry): páčit [imperfective] (Czech), vypáčit [perfective] (Czech), vääntää (Finnish), kangeta (Finnish), ბერკეტით გახსნა (berḳeṭit gaxsna) (Georgian), aufstemmen (German), whakatiriwhana (Maori), взламывать (vzlamyvatʹ) (Russian), вскрывать (vskryvatʹ) (Russian), bända (upp) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-prise-en-verb-ENtOiWR7 Disambiguation of 'to force open with a lever, to pry': 99 1
  2. Extract something that is difficult to obtain.
    Sense id: en-prise-en-verb-0E~klO3l

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-prize.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/En-us-prize.ogg/En-us-prize.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/En-us-prize.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪz"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "pries"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "prize"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prise"
}

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