prendre naissance

/pʁɑ̃dʁ nɛ.sɑ̃s/

verb B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
prend naissance
past
a pris naissance
perfect
pris naissance

Meaning

  1. to originate, arise

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

prendre source

Close, near-synonym — both idioms mean "to originate, to arise."

Similar in other languages

English

arise

Close — to originate, to arise relates to arising.

Practice

1 What does prendre naissance mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette tradition prend ___ au Moyen Âge.

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