Seize
To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.
To take possession of by force.
To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.
To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's goods.
To fasten; to fix.
To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.
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Seize Quotations
Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster.
Theodore Roosevelt
Nobody wants to put the creditworthiness of the United States in jeopardy. Nobody wants to see the United States default. So we've got to seize this moment, and we have to seize it soon.
Barack Obama
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
Julius Caesar
Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.
Andrew Jackson
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S. Truman
You're never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they're in front of you.
Brett Favre
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like the butt of a pistol and shout "Bang!"
George Will
God hates violence. He has ordained that all men fairly possess their property, not seize it.
Euripides
There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.
Samuel Johnson
Seize Translations
seize in Afrikaans is gryp
seize in Danish is gribe
seize in Dutch is grijpen, bemachtigen, aangrijpen
seize in German is beschlagnahmen, packen, ergreifen
seize in Italian is confiscare, prendere, impaccare, acchiappare
seize in Latin is invado, intertio, occupo, comprehendo, carpo
seize in Portuguese is apreenda
seize in Spanish is empu ar, agarrar, agarrar
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