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/Sounds like "prehn" (as in "press") + "DEHR" (as in "debt") + "seh" (as in "set")/

Meaning

To join a plan, get excited about doing something, or get fully involved in an activity. In Argentina when someone 'se prende,' they're in without hesitation. It's the enthusiastic yes that everyone wants to hear.

Examples

Are you in for the year-end trip?

Everyone got on board with the plan and it turned into a party.

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Regional synonyms

An informal pickup soccer game between friends, no league, no referee, just pure street football on any available patch of ground. In Costa Rica, the mejenga is a social institution: on weekends and after work, groups of Ticos gather to play for the joy of playing. No other Spanish-speaking country uses this exact word.