Butler, Satire on our ridiculous imitation of the French; "A l'etranger on prend plaisir a encherir sur toutes les Nouveautez qui leur viennent de France.
Mr. Steevens has justly observed that the term merchant was anciently used in contradistinction to gentleman.
I pray you sir, what saucy merchant was this, that was so full of his ropery?
There is another print on the same subject by Albert Durer.
On some wine-shops in the suburbs may yet be seen the inscription: “Ici on prend l’omnibus.
On prend son bien où on le trouve=--One takes what is his own wherever he finds it.
On prend le peuple par les oreilles, comme on fait un pot par les anses=--The public are to be caught by the ears, as one takes a pot by the handles.
On prend souvent l'indolence pour la patience=--Indolence is often taken for patience.
You and the others are well enough: qui prend mari prend pays, and you've names about which your husbands take a great stand.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "prend" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
