Seize

/siːz/ verb

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

AFAfrikaans
gryp
ghreyp
AMአማርኛ
መያዝ
me-yaz
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
DADansk
gribe
gri-be
DEDeutsch
ergreifen
er-GRAI-fen
ELΕλληνικά
αρπάζω
ar-pa-zo
ESEspañol
apoderarse
a-po-de-RAR-se
ETEesti
haarata
haa-ra-ta
EUEuskara
hartu
har-tu
FAفارسی
تسخیر کردن
tas-khir kar-dan
FISuomi
tartuttaa
tar-tut-taa
FRFrançais
saisir
se-zir
GLGalego
apoderarse
a-po-de-RAR-se
HEעברית
לתפוס
le-taf-os
HIहिन्दी
पकड़ना
pakad-na
HRHrvatski
uhvatiti
u-khva-ti-ti
HUMagyar
megragad
meg-ra-gad
IDBahasa Indonesia
merebut
me-re-but
ITItaliano
impadronirsi
im-pa-dro-NIR-si
JA日本語
掴む
tsukamu
KO한국어
잡다
jap-da
LTLietuvių
pulti
pul-ti
LVLatviešu
satvert
sat-vert
MNМонгол
барих
ba-rikh
MSBahasa Melayu
merampas
me-ram-pas
MYမြန်မာ
ဖမ်း
hpam
NLNederlands
grijpen
ghrai-pen
NONorsk
gripe
gri-pe
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
SVSvenska
gripa
gri-pa
SWKiswahili
kukamata
ku-ka-ma-ta
TAதமிழ்
பிடி
pi-di
TEతెలుగు
పట్టుకొను
pat-tu-ko-nu
THไทย
ยึด
yeut
TRTürkçe
ele geçirmek
e-le ge-chir-mek
UKУкраїнська
захопити
za-kho-pi-ty
URاردو
قبضہ کرنا
qabza kar-na
VITiếng Việt
chiếm
chiem
ZH中文
抓住
zhuā zhù

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