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fra: saisir

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Meaning
means(verb) to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
snap, snatch, snatch up
means(verb) take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
clutch, prehend, seize
means(verb) seize by the neck or collar
collar
means(verb) hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
grip
means(verb) seize suddenly
nab
means(verb) take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
grab
means(verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
grapple, grip
means(verb) make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
find, discover
means(verb) take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
grab, take hold of, catch
means(verb) succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
get, catch, capture
means(verb) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
see, realize, understand, realise
means(verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
take away, take, remove, withdraw
means(verb) take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages"
seize
means(verb) get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, grasp, dig, savvy, grok, compass
means(verb) come to understand
bottom, fathom, penetrate
means(verb) take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
nab, cop, arrest, collar, apprehend, pick up, nail
means(verb) know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
understand
means(verb) make sense of a language; "She understands French"; "Can you read Greek?"
read, understand, interpret, translate
means(verb) perceive in terms of a past experience
apperceive
means(verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
arrogate, usurp, assume, seize, take over
means(verb) get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
get hold of, take
means(verb) reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
arrive, get, come
means(verb) get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
find, regain, recover, retrieve
means(verb) receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
have, accept, take
means(verb) to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
comprehend, perceive
means(verb) gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
call for, gather up, collect, pick up
means(verb) register (perceptual input); "pick up a signal"
receive, pick up
means(verb) come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
find, regain
means(verb) get in addition, as an increase; "The candidate picked up thousands of votes after his visit to the nursing home"
pick up
means(verb) take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort"
recapture, retake
means(verb) engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
take, rent, lease, hire, engage, charter
means(verb) take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"
confiscate, seize, sequester, attach, impound
means(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
get, catch

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