seize
To deliberately take hold ofTo deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
» Tom seized Mary by the arm.
Tom packte Mary am Arm.
Том схватил Мэри за плечо.
Том схопив Мері за руку.
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
ergreifen, fassen, greifen
захва́тыватьzaxvátyvatʹ, захвати́тьzaxvatítʹ, схва́тыватьsxvátyvatʹ
take or capture by force
(transitive)To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
packen, ergreifen
(transitive)To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
to seize smuggled goods
to seize a ship after libeling
beschlagnahmen
захва́тыватьzaxvátyvatʹ, захвати́тьzaxvatítʹ
захо́плюватиzaxópljuvaty, захопи́тиzaxopýty
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
(transitive)To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
a panic seized the crowd
a fever seized him
erfassen, packen, ergreifen
(transitive)To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
to seize two fish-hooks back to back
to seize or stop one rope on to another
(intransitive)To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
to seize on the neck of a horse
(intransitive)To have a seizure.
krampfen
(intransitive)To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.
stocken, festgehen
(UK, intransitive)To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
[with of] To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).
This Court will remain seized of this matter.
(ambitransitive)Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture.
(obsolete, transitive)To fasten, fix.
Examples
183 sentencesTom seized Mary by the arm.
Том схопив Мері за руку.
ruТом схватил Мэри за плечо.
deTom packte Mary am Arm.
He seized the boy by the arm.
Він схопив хлопця за руку.
deEr packte den Jungen am Arm.
The robber seized the bag from his hand.
Злодій висмикнув торбу в нього з руки.
He was seized with fear.
Його охопив страх.
ruЕго охватил приступ страха.
deEr wurde von Furcht ergriffen.
When the opportunity comes, seize it.
Translations
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Origin
Earlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to takeEarlier seise, from Middle English seisen, sesen, saisen, from Old French seisir (“to take possession of; invest (person, court)”), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre (“to lay claim to, appropriate”) (8th century) in the phrase ad propriam sacire, from Old Low Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną, *sakōną (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from Proto-Germanic *sakaną (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old English sacan (“to quarrel, claim by law, accuse”). Cognate to sake and Latin sāgiō (“to perceive acutely”).
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Forms
seizes, seizing, seized, seizedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
45 synonyms- affect:clutchget hold of
- take into your hands deliberately:prehendclutchtake holdtake hold of
- hook by a pull on the line:strike
- capture the attention or imagination of:grab
- take possession of by force, as after an invasion:appropriatecaptureconquer
- seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession:assumeusurptake overarrogate
Word family
15 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