B1verb · transitive · common

grab

grab · grabs · grabbed · grabbing

схопити, схоплювати

хватать, схватить, схватывать, арестовать

greifen

To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutchTo grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

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UK/ˈɡɹab/US/ˈɡɹæb/

» Would you like to grab something to eat?

Хочеш щось перекусити? — deniko

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Meaning

7 senses

(transitive)To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
greifen
хвата́тьxvatátʹ, схва́тыватьsxvátyvatʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ
схо́плюватиsxópljuvaty, схопи́тиsxopýty
take or grasp suddenly
(intransitive)To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
Stop grabbing or I won't give you any cookies.
greifen
схва́тыватьsxvátyvatʹ, хвата́тьxvatátʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
To restrain someone; to arrest.
хвата́тьxvatátʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ, арестова́тьarestovátʹ
(transitive)To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.
How does that idea grab you?
захва́тывать
capture the attention or imagination of
(informal)To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.
Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
(informal)To consume something quickly.
We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
Is there time to grab a coffee?
get hold of or seize quickly and easily
To take the opportunity of.

Examples

1121 sentences

Would you like to grab something to eat?
Хочеш щось перекусити? — deniko
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Would you like to go grab a bite to eat?
Ви не хотіли би чогось перекусити? — deniko
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Tom grabbed Mary by the arm.
Том схопив Мері за руку. — deniko
ruТом схватил Мэри за руку. — corvard
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Tom grabbed the money and ran.
Том схопив гроші й побіг. — deniko
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Tom reached for the apple on the table, but Mary grabbed it first.
Том потягнувся за яблуком на столі, але Мері схопила його перша. — deniko
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

(transitive) to seize:

Русский

By meaning 3

(transitive) to seize:

to restrain someone; to arrest:

to grip the attention; to enthrall:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(transitive) to seize:

Origin

From Middle Dutch grabben or Middle Low German grabben (“to grasp, grab, seize, snatch”),

From Middle Dutch grabben or Middle Low German grabben (“to grasp, grab, seize, snatch”), from Old Saxon gravan, from Proto-West Germanic *grabbōn, a secondary form of Proto-Germanic *grabōną (“to gather, rake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to gather, rake, grab, seize”).

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Forms

grabs, grabbing, grabbed, grabbed

Base form	grab · to grab
3rd person singular	grabs
Present participle	grabbing
Past simple	grabbed
Past participle	grabbed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	grab
he, she, it	grabs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

grabbed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have grabbed
he, she, it	has grabbed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will grab

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

capture the attention or imagination of:seize
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of:catch
get hold of or seize quickly and easily:snap up snaffle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

grab a bite
go grab a
let's go grab
grabbed the rope
go grab
grab your bag
let's grab a
grab something to
let's grab
want to grab
to grab a
grab some