Prise

Definition: Prise

Prise

Verb

1. To move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail".

2. Make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him".

3. Regard highly; think much of.

Date "prise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references)

Note: Prise \Prise\, noun. An enterprise. [Obsolete]. (Websters 1913)

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Prise

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
PRISE	English	Program for Integrated Shipboard Electronics	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Prise

Synonyms: esteem (v), jimmy (v), lever (v), prize (v), pry (v), respect (v), value (v). (additional references)

Antonym: disrespect (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Prise

Etymologies containing "prise": Prisage. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Prise" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (booty, catch, clutch, drive, grasp, grip, hold, holdfast, inlet, intake, pinch, pinch of snuff, purchase, seizure, take, taking), German (dash, pinch, prize, sprinkle, sprinkling), Manx (fulchrum).

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Modern Usage: Prise

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV (1966)

Vue panoramique prise de la Seine (1900)

La Prise de Tournavos (1897)

Surprise Sur Prise (1992)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Prise

Domain	Title
Books	Against School Reform (And in Praise of Great Teaching): And in Prise of Great Teaching (reference) La Bible prise au berceau I (reference) LA Participation: Pour Une Veritable Prise En Charge Responsable (reference) La prise de Jérusalem par les Perses en 614. (reference) Processus Politique: Environnements, Prise De Decision Et Pouvoir (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	La Prise De Pouvoir Par Louis XIV (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Les 2 Doigts Dans La Prise (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Cpvp-vee-u-3des-v41 Vpn-1.enter Prise Encryption Center(see Notes) (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Prise

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	In: "Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Oceanie ....." by the French ships ASTROLABE and ZELEE under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Plate 75. Vue de la Baie de Vavao, prise du mouillage. Library Call Number Q115 .D9 1842. Credit: Treasures of the Library.		Vue du Port de Marceille prise de l'Hotel de Ville : Dessine du temps de la peste en 1720. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Vue principale de la cour des Paris, prise par derrière. / Au bureau chez Aubert galerie Vero-Dodat. Lith. Delaunois rue du Bouloi, 19. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Vue de la Grande Cour de l'Hopital Royal de Bicestre : prise du haut de l'Eglise oulon d'ecouvre Paris dans l'eloignement / Dessime Sur les lieux et Grave par Rigaud. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Fumigation prise par une négresse en travail. Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Paris - panorama de la Cité, vue prise du Louvre / X-Photo. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Hotel de ville, vue d'ensemble prise du quai / heliogre. de E. Baldus. Credit: Library of Congress.		Panorama de Verdun, vue prise du Fort de la Chaume, 1917. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Gibraltar: Vue générale prise au-dessus de l'aqueduc d'Algésiras. Credit: Library of Congress.		New York et Brooklyn--Vue prise au dessus de la batterie / dessiné par Simpson ; lith. par Th. Muller. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Prise

"Prise" is generally used as a lexical verb (infinitive) -- approximately 82.26% of the time. "Prise" is used about 124 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	82.26%	102	32,309
Lexical Verb (base form)	11.29%	14	93,893
Noun (singular)	6.45%	8	124,375
Total	100.00%	124	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Prise

Expressions using "prise": prise fight ♦ prise fighter ♦ prise off ♦ prise open ♦ prise ring ♦ prise up. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Prise

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
prise x	11	de numerique prise vues	2
prise	8	courant pose prise prix	2
la larry prise	6	kelly prise	2
prise rendez vous	5	nobel prise	2
bastille de la prise	4	dalai lama nobel prise	2
de prise sang	4	katie prise	2
charge en patron prise	4	de message prise	2
lacher prise	4	de parole prise	2
de poids prise	4	prise pulitzer	2
fighter joseph lohman prise	3	charge de douleur en la prise	2
cadre charge en prise supérieurs	3	bastille de la la prise	2
de masse prise	2	bond draw prise	2
niveau prise signal usager	2	prise usb	2
charge de décideurs en prise	2
		prise usb	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Prise

Language		Translations for "prise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		vlerësoj (appraise, appreciate, assess, balance, calculate, cost, esteem, estimate, evaluate, judge, measure, prize, put, rate, value, weigh), trofe lufte (prize), ngre me forcë (heave, prize, pry), bëj levë (prize, pry), çmoj (admire, appraise, appreciate, apprise, apprize, assess, evaluate, measure, prize, rate, value), çmim (charge, cost, damage, estimate, figure, honor, honour, kudos, premium, price, prize, prize money, purchase, rate, recompense, reward, value). (various references)

Arabic		‏فتح بواسطة عتلة. (various references)

Finnish		vääntää (distort, turn, twist, wind). (various references)

French		levier. (various references)

Greek		έπαθλο (meed, prize), σηκώνω με μοχλό (prize), βραβείο (award, meed, premium, prize), μόχλευσισ, εκτιμώ (admire, appraise, appreciate, apprise, assess, esteem, estimate, evaluate, gauge, prize, rate, reckon, respect, size, value), λάφυρο (booty, loot, plunder, prize, spoil), αναμοχλεύω (prize). (various references)

Hebrew		פתח (aperture, door, doorway, entrance, entry, gateway, hatch, hole, intake, manhole, mouth, opening, portal, porthole), פרץ (breach, breakthrough, gap). (various references)

Hungarian		nyeremény (prize, win), jutalom (accolade, award, consideration, douceur, gratification, guerdon, meed, plume, poundage, premium, prize, recompense, remuneration, requital, reward, sanction), díj (allowance, award, bonus, charge, dues, fee, plume, price, prize, remuneration, stake, tax, toll). (various references)

Italian		azione (achievement, act, action, certificate, deed, diploma, document, doing, exertion, feat, motion, operation, play, prize, process, share, stock), aprire facendo leva (prize). (various references)

Pig Latin		isepray

Portuguese		prêmio de loteria (prize), prêmio (award, jackpot, plume, premium, price, prize, reward), sorte (chance, destiny, die, dole, draw, fate, fluke, fortune, hap, haphazard, happiness, hazard, hit, lot, lottery, luck, prize, sort, speed, star, swat), recompensa (award, booty, bounty, comeback, compensation, consideration, gratification, guerdon, meed, merit, payment, premium, prize, recompense, repayment, requital, reward, sanction, wage), galardão (meed, prize). (various references)

Romanian		ridica cu pârghia (prize, purchase). (various references)

Russian		награда (guerdon, meed, prize, reward, tribute, trophy). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zapleniti (capture, confiscate, loot, prize, seize, sequester), visoko ceniti (apprise, apprize, hold in esteem, prize, treasure), oteti (abduct, hijack, kidnap, prize, ravish, seize, wrest), nagrada (award, bounty, linage, meed, premium, prize, remuneration, reward, stake). (various references)

Spanish		palanca (bar, crowbar, hand gear, handgrip, handle, influence, lever, leverage, levers, prize, pry, pull, purchase, springboard, stockade, toggle), apalancamiento (leverage, prize). (various references)

Swedish		baxa (lever, pry), bända (lever, prize, prize open, pry). (various references)

Turkish		manivela ile zorlamak, manivela (cantilever, handspike, heaver, lever, lever arm, prize, pry, tappet), kaldıraçla kaldırmak (lever, prize, prize up, pry up, purchase), kaldıraç (handspike, heaver, Jack, lever, prize, pry). (various references)

Ukrainian		реквізиція на користь короля, важіль (lever, prize, pry, purchase), піднімати за допомогою важеля (lever up, prize). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Prise

Language	Date	Source	Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Tote eplhrwqh to rhqen dia ieremiou tou profhtou legontoV kai elabon ta triakonta arguria thn timhn tou tetimhmenou on etimhsanto apo uiwn israhl
Latin	405	Vulgate	Tunc impletum est quod dictum est per Hieremiam prophetam dicentem et acceperunt triginta argenteos pretium adpretiati quem adpretiaverunt a filiis Israhel
Old English	990	West Saxon	Ða wæs ge-felld þæt gecweðen ys. þurhieremiam þanne witege þus cweðende. Ændhyo on-fengen þrittig scyllinga þas ge-bohtenwurð. þane þe wæs ær ge-wurðed framisraele bearnen.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Thanne that was fulfillid, that was seid bi the prophete Jeremye, seiynge, And thei han takun thretti pans, the prijs of a man preysid, whom thei preiseden of the children of Israel;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then was fulfylled that which was spoken by Ieremy the Prophet sayinge: and they toke .xxx. sylver plattes the prise of him that was valued whom they bought of the chyldren of Israel
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then came true that which was said by Jeremiah the prophet, And they took the thirty bits of silver, the price of him who was valued by the children of Israel;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Prise

Language	Matthew Chapter 27, Verse 9
Cebuano	Ug natuman ang gisulti pinaagi sa profeta nga si Jeremias nga nag-ingon, "Ug ilang gikuha ang salapi nga katloan ka buok nga mao ang bili sa gibilhan sa pipila sa mga anak ni Israel,
Croatian	Tada se ispuni što je reèeno po proroku Jeremiji: Uzeše trideset srebrnjaka - cijenu Neprocjenjivoga kojega procijeniše sinovi Izraelovi -
Danish	Da opfyldtes det, som er talt ved Profeten Jeremias, som siger: "Og de toge de tredive Sølvpenge, Prisen for den vurderede, hvem de vurderede for Israels Børn,
Dutch	Toen is vervuld geworden, hetgeen gesproken is door den profeet Jeremia, zeggende: En zij hebben de dertig zilveren penningen genomen, de waarde des Gewaardeerden van de kinderen Israels, Denwelken zij gewaardeerd hebben;
Finnish	Silloin kävi toteen, mikä on puhuttu profeetta Jeremiaan kautta, joka sanoo: "Ja he ottivat ne kolmekymmentä hopearahaa, hinnan siitä arvioidusta miehestä, jonka he olivat israelilaisten puolesta arvioineet,
French	Alors s`accomplit ce qui avait été annoncé par Jérémie, le prophète: Ils ont pris les trente pièces d`argent, la valeur de celui qui a été estimé, qu`on a estimé de la part des enfants d`Israël;
German	Da ist erfüllt, was gesagt ist durch den Propheten Jeremia, da er spricht: "Sie haben genommen dreißig Silberlinge, damit bezahlt war der Verkaufte, welchen sie kauften von den Kindern Israel,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Dengan itu, terjadilah apa yang dikatakan oleh Nabi Yeremia, yaitu, "Mereka menerima tiga puluh uang perak, yaitu harga yang disetujui oleh bangsa Israel sebagai bayaran untuk Dia.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Tatkala itu sampailah barang yang disabdakan oleh Nabi Yermia, bunyinya: Bahwa mereka itu mengambil ketiga puluh keping perak, yaitu harga orang yang ditaksirkan harga nilai bani Israel,
Italian	Allora si adempì quanto era stato detto dal profeta Geremia: E presero trenta denari d'argento, il prezzo del venduto, che i figli di Israele avevano mercanteggiato,
Maori	Katahi ka rite ta Heremaia poropiti i korero ai, i mea ai, Tangohia ana e ratou nga hiriwa e toru tekau, te utu mo te tangata i whakaritea nei ona utu, i whakaritea nei nga utu e etahi o nga tama a Iharaira;
Norwegian	Da blev det opfylt som er talt ved profeten Jeremias, som sier: Og de tok de tretti sølvpenninger, den verdsattes verdi, han som Israels barn lot verdsette,
Portuguese	Cumpriu-se, então, o que foi dito pelo profeta Jeremias: Tomaram as trinta moedas de prata, preço do que foi avaliado, a quem certos filhos de Israel avaliaram,
Rumanian	Atunci s`a kmplinit ce fusese vestit prin proorocul Ieremia, care zice: ,,Au luat cei treizeci de arginyi, preyul celui preyuit, pe care l-au preyuit unii din fiii lui Israel;
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Swahili	Hivyo maneno ya nabii Yeremia yakatimia: "Walizichukua sarafu thelathini za fedha, thamani ya yule ambaye watu wa Israeli walipanga bei,
Swedish	Så fullbordades det som var sagt genom profeten Jeremias, när han sade: "Och jag tog de trettio silverpenningarna -- priset för den man vilkens värde hade blivit bestämt, den som israelitiska män hade värderat --
Uma	Hante babehia-ra toe, madupa' -mi napa to nalowa nabi Yeremia owi, hewa toi moni-na: "Ntuku' ada to Israel, oli hadua batua tolu mpulu' doi pera'. Jadi', ra'ala' -mi tolu mpulu' doi pera' toe,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Prise

Derivations
	Words beginning with "prise": prised, prisere, priseres, prises. (additional references)
	Words ending with "prise": apprise, comprise, emprise, enterprise, reprise, surprise, uprise. (additional references)
	Words containing "prise": apprised, appriser, apprisers, apprises, comprised, comprises, emprises, enterpriser, enterprisers, enterprises, reprised, reprises, surprised, surpriser, surprisers, surprises, unsurprised, uprisen, upriser, uprisers, uprises. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Prise

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: peris, piers, pries, ripes, speir, spier, spire.
	Words within the letters "e-i-p-r-s"
	-1 letter: ires, peri, pier, pies, reis, reps, ripe, rips, rise, sipe, sire.
	-2 letters: ers, ire, per, pes, pie, pis, psi, rei, rep, res, rip, sei, ser, sip, sir, sri.
	-3 letters: er, es, is, pe, pi, re, si.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-p-r-s"
	+1 letter: aspire, cripes, esprit, gripes, lisper, paries, perils, perish, pikers, pipers, pisser, pliers, poiser, praise, precis, prices, prides, priers, priest, primes, prised, prises, prizes, redips, repins, reship, ripens, ripest, simper, sipper, sniper, speirs, spicer, spider, spiers, spiker, spirea, spired, spirem, spires, sprier, sprite, stripe, tripes, uprise, vipers, wipers.
	+2 letters: aperies, apprise, aspired, aspirer, aspires, ceriphs, ciphers, copiers, crisped, crispen, crisper, despair, diapers, dippers, empires, emprise, epimers, erepsin, esprits, euripus, expires, gippers, gripers, grippes, harpies, hipster, hirples, imposer, impresa, imprese, impress, imprest, inspire, kippers, limpers, lippers, lispers, nippers, orpines, paniers, paresis, parises, parries, parties, parvise, pastier, paviser, peeries, periods, perkish, permits, perries, persist, peskier, pestier, piaster, piastre, pickers, piecers, pierces, pilfers, pilsner, pincers, pinders, pingers, pinkers, pinners, pirates, pismire, pissers, pitiers, poisers, porgies, porkies, praised, praiser, praises, precise, prelims, premies, premise, premiss, preside, presift, previse, prexies, pricers, priests, primers, primsie, princes, prisere, prissed, prisses, privets, privies, prizers, promise, prosier, prossie, prostie, proxies, pterins, purines, pursier, pushier, pussier, pyrites, rapiers, rapines, raspier, recipes, repairs, repines, replies, reposit, reprise, reships, respire, respite, resplit, rimples, riposte, rippers, ripples, ropiest, sappier, scrapie, seepier, semipro, serpigo, sharpie, shipper, simpers, simpler, sippers, skipper, slipper, snipers, snipper, soapier, soppier, soupier, spacier, speired, spermic, spheric, spicers, spicery, spicier, spiders, spidery, spieler, spiered, spikers, spikier, spiller, spinier, spinner, spiraea, spireas, spireme, spirems, spirier, spirted, spitter, splicer, spoiler, spriest, springe, sprites, spumier, stirpes, striped, striper, stripes, suspire, tippers, tipsier, tipster, traipse, triceps, triples, umpires, updries, upraise, uprisen, upriser, uprises, waspier, whisper, wispier, zippers.
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