nab
To seize, arrest or take into custodyTo seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
» The robber was nabbed this morning.
Вора поймали сегодня утром.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
schnappen
хвата́тьxvatátʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ
схо́плюватиsxópljuvaty, схопи́тиsxopýty
take into custody
(informal, transitive)To grab or snatch something.
schnappen
хвата́тьxvatátʹ, схвати́тьsxvatítʹ
(Internet, transitive)To steal or copy another user's post.
Examples
3 sentencesThe robber was nabbed this morning.
ruВора поймали сегодня утром.
Government agencies have increased patrols to nab those behind the crimes.
Slow down. Cops like to nab people up there.
Translations
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Origin
From dialectal nap (“to seize, lay hold of”), probably of North Germanic origin, from OldFrom dialectal nap (“to seize, lay hold of”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”).
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Forms
nabs, nabbing, nabbed, nabbedSynonyms
8 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons 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