English-Thai Dictionary

seize

VT จับกุม  ควบคุมตัว  รวบตัว  บุก จับ  arrest capture catch snatch jab-kum

 

seize

VT ฉกฉวย  ฉก  คว้า  ยึด  กำ  กุม  เกาะกุม  ฉวย  จับ  มัด  ผูก เงื่อน  รวบรัด  หยุด  ยั้ง  take hold of grasp catch halt take leave chok-chui

 

seize

VT ฉวยโอกาส  ถือโอกาส  คว้า โอกาส  ใช้อำนาจ มิชอบ  take advantage of grab utilize chui-o-kad

 

seize

VT อนุญาต ให้ เข้ายึดครอง (ทางกฎหมาย  เข้า ครอบครอง  ยึด สถานการณ์  ครอง สถานการณ์  take possession of ar-nu-yad-hai-yuad-krong

 

seize

VT เข้า ครอบงำ จิตใจ  ยึดครอง จิตใจ  เกาะกุม จิตใจ  possess overwhelm kao-kob-ngam-jid-jai

 

seize

VT เข้าใจ  kao-jai

 

seize on

PHRV จับ  ฉวย  ยึด  รีบ นำมาใช้  seize upon seize onto jab

 

seize onto

PHRV จับ  ฉวย  ยึด  รีบ นำมาใช้  seize on seize upon jab

 

seize the opportunity

IDM ใช้ประโยชน์ จาก โอกาส  ตักตวง โอกาส  chai-pra-yod-jak-o-kad

 

seize up

PHRV หยุด ทำงาน  เลิก ทำงาน  yud-tam-ngan

 

seize upon

PHRV จับ  ฉวย  ยึด  รีบ นำมาใช้  seize upon seize onto jad

 

seize with

PHRV จู่โจม ทันที  เข้า จับ ทันที  take with ju-jom-tan-te

 

seizer

N ผู้ครอบครอง  ผู้ ยึดครอง  grabber snatcher phu-krob-krong

 

seizer

N ผู้ จับกุม  ผู้ ยึด  ผู้ คว้า  phu-jab-kum

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEIZE

v.t. 1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold on; or to gripe or grasp suddenly. The tiger rushes from the thicket and seizes his prey. A dog seizes an animal by the throat. The hawk seizes a chicken with his claws. The officer seizes a theif.
2. To take possession by force, with or without right.
At last they seize The scepter, and regard not David's son. Milton.
3. To invade suddenly; to take hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient
And hope and doubt alternate seize her soul. Pope.
4. To take possession by virtue of a warrant or legal authority. The sherif seized the debtor's goods; the whole estate was seized and cofiscated. We say, to arrest a person, to seize goods.
5. To fasten; to fix. In seaman's language, to fasten two ropes or different parts oof one rope together with a cord.
To be seized of, to have possession; as a griffin seized of his prey. A B was seized and possessed of the manor of Dale.
To seize on or upon, is to fall on and grasp; to take hold on; to take possession.

 

SEIZED

pp. Suddenly caught or grasped; taken by force; invaded suddenly; taken possession of; fastened with a cord; having possession.

 

SEIZER

n.One that seizes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEIZE

Seize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Seized; p. pr. & vb. n. Seizing. ] Etym: [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F. saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession of. See Set, v. t.]

 

1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp. For by no means the high bank he could seize. Spenser. Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands The royalties and rights of banished Hereford Shak.

 

2. To take possession of by force. At last they seize The scepter, and regard not David's sons. Milton.

 

3. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient. Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul. Pope.

 

4. (law )

 

Defn: To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.

 

5. To fasten; to fix. [Obs. ] As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws Upon the carcass of some beast too weak. Spenser.

 

6. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.

 

7. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.

 

Note: This word, by writers on law, is commonly written seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate ), as also, in composition, disseise, disseisin. To be seized of, to have possession, or right of possession; as, A B was seized and possessed of the manor of Dale. "Whom age might see seized of what youth made prize. " Chapman. -- To seize on or upon, to fall on and grasp; to take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.

 

Syn. -- To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest; take; capture.

 

SEIZER

SEIZER Seiz "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, seizes.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

seize

seize |sēz siz | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] take hold of suddenly and forcibly: she jumped up and seized his arm | she seized hold of the door handle. • take forcible possession of: army rebels seized an air force base | the current president seized power in a coup. • (of the police or another authority ) take possession of (something ) by warrant or legal right; confiscate; impound: police have seized 726 lb of cocaine. • take (an opportunity or initiative ) eagerly and decisively: he seized his chance to attack as Delaney hesitated. • (of a feeling or pain ) affect (someone ) suddenly or acutely: he was seized by the most dreadful fear. • strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention ): the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination. • formal understand (something ) quickly or clearly: he always strains to seize the most somber truths. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a machine with moving parts or a moving part in a machine ) become stuck or jammed: the engine seized up after only three weeks. 3 (also seise ) (be seized of ) English Law be in legal possession of: the court is currently seized of custody applications. • historical have or receive freehold possession of (property ): any person who is seized of land has a protected interest in that land. • be aware or informed of: the judge was fully seized of the point. 4 Nautical, archaic fasten or attach (someone or something ) to something by binding with turns of rope. PHRASES seize the day make the most of the present moment. [see carpe diem . ]PHRASAL VERBS seize on /upon take eager advantage of (something ); exploit for one's own purposes: the government has eagerly seized on the evidence to deny any link between deprivation and crime. DERIVATIVES seiz a ble adjective, seiz er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French seizir ‘give seisin, ’ from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire ‘claim as one's own, ’ from a Germanic base meaning ‘procedure. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

seize

seize |siːz | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] take hold of suddenly and forcibly: she jumped up and seized his arm | he seized hold of the door handle. • take forcible possession of: army rebels seized an air force base | the current President seized power in a coup. • (of the police or another authority ) take possession of (something ) by warrant or legal right: police have seized 726 lb of cocaine. 2 take (an opportunity ) eagerly and decisively: he seized his chance to attack as Carr hesitated. 3 (of a feeling or pain ) affect (someone ) suddenly or acutely: he was seized by the most dreadful fear. 4 strongly appeal to or attract (the imagination or attention ): the story of the king's escape seized the public imagination. • formal understand (something ) quickly or clearly: he always strains to seize the most sombre truths. • (be seized of ) be aware or informed of: the judge was fully seized of the point. 5 [ no obj. ] (of a machine with moving parts ) become jammed: the engine seized up after only three weeks. 6 (also seise ) (be seized of ) English Law be in legal possession of: the court is currently seized of custody applications. • historical have or receive freehold possession of (property ): any person who is seized of land has a protected interest in that land. PHRASES seize the day make the most of the present moment. [translating carpe diem . ]PHRASAL VERBS seize on /upon take eager advantage of (something ): any momentary upturn was seized upon as evidence of recovery. DERIVATIVES seizable adjective, seizer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French seizir ‘give seisin ’, from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire ‘claim as one's own ’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘procedure ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

seize

seize verb 1 she seized the microphone: grab, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one's hands on; grip, clutch; nab. ANTONYMS let go of. 2 rebels seized the air base: capture, take, overrun, occupy, conquer, take over. ANTONYMS relinquish, liberate. 3 the drugs were seized by customs: confiscate, impound, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, take away; Law distrain. ANTONYMS release. 4 kidnappers seized his wife: kidnap, abduct, take captive, take prisoner, take hostage, hold for ransom; informal snatch. ANTONYMS ransom, release. PHRASES seize on they seized on the opportunity: take advantage of, exploit, grasp with both hands, leap at, jump at, pounce on.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

seize

seize verb 1 a protester seized the microphone: grab, grasp, snatch, seize hold of, grab hold of, take hold of, lay hold of, lay (one's ) hands on, get one's hands on, take a grip of, grip, clutch, take, pluck. ANTONYMS let go of. 2 army rebels seized an air force base: capture, take, overrun, annex, occupy, take possession of, conquer, take over, subjugate, subject, colonize. ANTONYMS relinquish, retreat from; liberate. 3 the drugs were seized by customs officers at Kennedy Airport: confiscate, impound, commandeer, requisition, appropriate, expropriate, take possession of, sequester, sequestrate, take away, take over, take; Law distrain, attach, disseize; Scottish Law poind. ANTONYMS release. 4 kidnappers seized his wife: kidnap, abduct, take captive, take prisoner, take hostage, hold to ransom; hijack; informal snatch; Brit. informal nobble, nab. ANTONYMS release, ransom. PHRASES seize on governments have seized on recycling as the best way to reduce rubbish: grasp, grasp with both hands, grab (at ), leap at, snatch, jump at, pounce on, exploit. ANTONYMS overlook, fail to take advantage of.

 

French Dictionary

seize

seize adj. num. inv. et n. m. inv. adjectif numéral cardinal invariable Quinze plus un. : Seize ans. adjectif numéral ordinal invariable Seizième. : Le seize décembre. nom masculin invariable Nombre seize. : Ils ont dessiné des seize.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

seize

seize /siːz / (! -ei-は /iː /; sees, seasと同音 ) 〖原義は 「法的に手に入れる 」〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; seizing 他動詞 1 【人から 】(突然手荒に )〈物 人など 〉をつかむ , つかみ取る (grab ) «from » ▸ The man seized the gun from the detective .男は刑事から銃を奪った ▸ The policeman seized him by the arm .警官は彼の腕をつかんだ ▸ Nancy seized hold of my hand .ナンシーは私の手をつかんだ 2 (軍事力で )〈場所 支配権など 〉を奪い取る ▸ seize power 権力を奪取する ▸ The terrorists seized control of the airport .テロリストは空港を掌握した 3 〘法 〙〈警察 国が 〉〈違法な物 財産など 〉を押収する , 差し押さえる (!しばしばseiseとつづる ) ▸ The documents were seized by the court .その文書は裁判所によって差し押さえられた 4 〈機会など 〉をとらえる ▸ seize the day [moment ]今に生きる [チャンスをつかむ ]5 〖通例be ～d 〗(突然 )【恐怖 衝動に 】襲われる , 駆られる «with , by » ▸ be seized with terror [a sudden desire to laugh ]恐怖に襲われる [突然笑い出したい気持ちに駆られる ]6 〈人 〉を逮捕する , 捕らえる (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The criminal was seized at the airport .犯人は空港で逮捕された 7 〈意味など 〉をつかむ , 理解する ▸ I seized his point immediately .私は彼の言いたい点がすぐつかめた 自動詞 ｟米 ｠＝seize up ; 〈人 〉がけいれんする (be ) s é ized of A 〘法 〙A 〈土地など 〉を所有している .s é ize on [upon ] A (自分に有利になると知り )にわかにA 〈考え 意見など 〉に強い興味を示す, A 〈機会 口実など 〉に飛びつく s è ize ú p ｟くだけて ｠1 〈機械などが 〉 (整備不良などで )突然動かなくなる, 〈システムなどが 〉マヒする .2 〈体の一部が 〉突然動かなくなる, (それに伴い )痛みを感じる .s è ize A with b ò th h á nds (大喜びして )A 〈好機など 〉をつかむ [に飛びつく ], Aを喜んで受け入れる .