en prise

English

Etymology

From French.

Adjective

en prise (not comparable)

1. (chess, of a piece) Undefended, able to be captured.

Anagrams

• -serpine, erepsin, perines, repines, serpine, spirene

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ pʁiz/

Adjective

en prise (invariable)

1. in gear (vehicle)
2. (transitive with avec) in touch with

   ne pas être en prise avec l’actualité ― to not be in touch with news

Usage notes

Not to be confused with aux prises avec.

Anagrams

• repeins