Prehend

: Break down the Latin prehendere and show its family tree (Apprehend, Comprehend, Prison).

"Prehend" comes from the Latin prehendere (to seize or grasp), which is the ancestor of more common English words: prehend

: It refers to the act of an "actual occasion" (a moment of experience) reaching out and incorporating aspects of the past or other entities into itself. Physical vs. Mental : : Break down the Latin prehendere and show

: Discuss how we "prehend" our own past to make decisions in the present. Mental : : Discuss how we "prehend" our

: To pull back or hold back—to voice disapproval. 3. Usage in Learning & Content

: Explain "prehend" as a "feeling" or "incorporation" of the environment.

In the work of Alfred North Whitehead, specifically in Process and Reality , "prehend" is the verb for .