Definition
To take hold of forcibly or suddenly, or to grasp an opportunity decisively. To confiscate or take legal possession of something.
Etymology
From Old French 'seisir' meaning 'to take possession,' possibly from a Frankish word meaning 'to set' or 'to place.' The legal sense developed in medieval French and English law, while the physical sense of grasping emerged later.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'seize the day' (carpe diem) transforms this word from a potentially violent action into an inspirational call for decisive living. Interestingly, the word's legal origins in medieval property law still echo in modern phrases like 'seizure of assets,' showing how legal language preserves ancient meanings.
Translations
ARالعربية
يستولي
yas-ta-wi-li
BGБългарски
хващам
khva-shtam
BNবাংলা
দখল করা
dokh-ol ko-ra
CACatalà
apoderar-se
a-po-de-RAR-se
CSČeština
uchvátit
ukh-vaa-tit
DEDeutsch
ergreifen
er-GRAI-fen
ELΕλληνικά
αρπάζω
ar-pa-zo
ESEspañol
apoderarse
a-po-de-RAR-se
ETEesti
haarata
haa-ra-ta
FAفارسی
تسخیر کردن
tas-khir kar-dan
FISuomi
tartuttaa
tar-tut-taa
GLGalego
apoderarse
a-po-de-RAR-se
HRHrvatski
uhvatiti
u-khva-ti-ti
HUMagyar
megragad
meg-ra-gad
IDBahasa Indonesia
merebut
me-re-but
ITItaliano
impadronirsi
im-pa-dro-NIR-si
LVLatviešu
satvert
sat-vert
MSBahasa Melayu
merampas
me-ram-pas
NLNederlands
grijpen
ghrai-pen
PLPolski
chwycić
khvi-chich
PTPortuguês
apoderar-se
a-po-de-RAR-se
RORomână
a confisca
a kon-fis-ka
RUРусский
захватывать
za-khva-ty-vat
SKSlovenčina
uchopiť
u-kho-pit
SLSlovenščina
zgrabiti
zgra-bi-ti
SRСрпски
ухватити
u-khva-ti-ti
SWKiswahili
kukamata
ku-ka-ma-ta
TEతెలుగు
పట్టుకొను
pat-tu-ko-nu
TRTürkçe
ele geçirmek
e-le ge-chir-mek
UKУкраїнська
захопити
za-kho-pi-ty
URاردو
قبضہ کرنا
qabza kar-na