Seize : 와락 붙잡다, 꽉 붙잡다, 꽉 움켜잡다, 장악하다, 점령하다, (마약·장물을 공식적으로)몰수하다, 압수하다, 체포하다, 붙잡다, (감정이) 엄습하다, 몰려오다, (기계 등이)움지이지 않다, 멈추다, 작동을 안하다, (신체부위가) 말을 안 듣다, 잘 움지이지 않다
1)
to seize, this verb has various different meanings firstly
to seize, to take something quickly and keep hold of it
he seized my hand and stopped me from crossing the road
I seized him by the shoulder and turned him round
to seize an opportunity
to seize a chance
seize the day
he seized the opportunity of getting promotion
he seized it with both hands eagerly
the students seized on every mistake that I made
to seize upon something
he seized upon the doubt in his voice
2)
to seize, to take using sudden force
the army seized power
the enemy troops seized control of the parliament building
the hijackers seized some hostages
3)
to seize, to take something officially
the police seized the illegal goods
they seized 10 kilos of drugs
to take possession of something with legal authority
if you don't pay your mortgage on your house then the back will seize your house
if you go bankrups, maybe the court will seize your asset
to take something from somebody but with legal authority
4)
you cuold be seized by an emotion
I was seized by a fit of jealousy
I was seized by insecurity
it's like an emotion comes and it takes you and it holds you
he was seized by panic
5)
something can seize, it stops working, it stops moving
if you don't lubricate the engine of your car, eventually it will seize it won't move
the mechanism was seized up with rust
it won't move because it's blocked and it's completely jammed
to seize up
his mind seized up and he couldn't anything
it wouldn't move and it wouldn't turn
6)
to seize
to confiscate
to take by legal process
to capture
to arrest
to clutch
to grasp
Formality : 6
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