prender

transitive verb

1. to arrest, to apprehend (arrestar)

2. to fasten (sujetar)

3. to light (encender) (luz, interruptor) (especially Am)

prender fuego a algo -> to set fire to something, to set something on fire

4. to grip (agarrar)

intransitive verb

5. to catch (fire) (arder)

6. to take root (planta)

7. to spread (opinión)

una idea que ha prendido entre el público -> an idea that has caught on among the public

prenderse

pronomial verb

1. to catch fire (arder)