seize

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seize
[siːz]
verbo transitivo
1agarrar (grab), coger (español de España)
  • to seize hold of something -> agarrar algo
  • to seize the opportunity of doing something -> aprovechar la oportunidad de hacer algo
2tomar (take for oneself) (city, territory); incautarse de (Law) (drugs, stolen goods)

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seize [siis]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Asir, agarrar, coger (to seize, take). (n)
2Embargar, secuestrar bienes o efectos. (n)
3Apoderarse una pasión de ánimo de alguna persona. (n)
4(For) Tomar bajo la custodia de la ley. (n)
5Amarrar, dar una ligadura. (Marina) (n)
6Fascinar, impresionar. (n)
7Aprovechar una oportunidad. (n)
8Comprender bien. (n)
  • To seize on -> apoderarse, agarrar con firmeza una cosa
  • To seize upon -> coger, agarrar o asir una cosa echándose sobre ella; embargar
  • To seize again -> volver a agarrar o asir lo que se había soltado; volver a embargar lo que se había desembargado
  • To be seized with fear -> sobrecogerse de miedo
  • To be seized (o seised) of -> (For) estar en posesión de, poseer

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seize [siːz]
verb:transitive
1 (physically take hold of) coger; agarrar
to seize hold of sth/sb coger agarrar algo/a algn;or to seize sb by the arm coger agarrar a algn por el brazo;or
Miriam seized my hand and pulled me to the sofa Seizing the bowl, he ran off through the door.
2 (capture) [+person] detener; [+territory] apoderarse de; [+power] tomar; hacerse con
Paratroopers stormed three more buildings and seized the main railway control center Rebels have seized the airport at Kinshasa Army officers plotted a failed attempt yesterday \to seize power\
3 (Jur) (confiscate) [+property] incautar; embargar
police were reported to have seized all copies of this morning's edition of the newspaper Customs officials have seized cocaine said to be worth about twenty-million pounds
4 (kidnap) secuestrar
UN officials say two military observers were seized by the Khmer Rouge yesterday
5 [+opportunity] aprovechar
to be seized with fear/rage estar sobrecogido por el miedo/la cólera; he was seized with a desire to leave el deseo de marcharse se apoderó de él
verb:intransitive
seize up

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Verb Conjugation for "seize"

Imperative
  • seize
  • you seize
  • he/she seizes
  • we seize
  • you seize
  • they seize
Preterite
  • I seized
  • you seized
  • he/she seized
  • we seized
  • you seized
  • they seized
Present Continuous
  • I am seizing
  • you are seizing
  • he/she is seizing
  • we are seizing
  • you are seizing
  • they are seizing
Present Perfect
  • I have seized
  • you have seized
  • he/she has seized
  • we have seized
  • you have seized
  • they have seized
Past Continuous
  • I was seizing
  • you were seizing
  • he/she was seizing
  • we were seizing
  • you were seizing
  • they were seizing
Past Perfect
  • I had seized
  • you had seized
  • he/she had seized
  • we had seized
  • you had seized
  • they had seized
Future
  • I will seize
  • you will seize
  • he/she will seize
  • we will seize
  • you will seize
  • they will seize
Future Perfect
  • I will have seized
  • you will have seized
  • he/she will have seized
  • we will have seized
  • you will have seized
  • they will have seized
Future Continuous
  • I will be seizing
  • you will be seizing
  • he/she will be seizing
  • we will be seizing
  • you will be seizing
  • they will be seizing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been seizing
  • you have been seizing
  • he/she has been seizing
  • we have been seizing
  • you have been seizing
  • they have been seizing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been seizing
  • you will have been seizing
  • he/she will have been seizing
  • we will have been seizing
  • you will have been seizing
  • they will have been seizing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been seizing
  • you had been seizing
  • he/she had been seizing
  • we had been seizing
  • you had been seizing
  • they had been seizing
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