English Dictionary

seize

IPA（発音記号）

/siːz/

動詞

他動詞 廃用 自動詞 イギリス英語

(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. / (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). / (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

日本語の意味

故意に掴む、捕らえる / 機会や状況を利用する / 力や法に基づいて取得する、押収する

The firefighter had to seize the hose tightly to control the blaze.

消防士は炎を抑えるためにホースをしっかりとつかまなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

意味（2）

(transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).

意味（3）

(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

to seize smuggled goods

意味（4）

(transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.

This sensation of an object becoming alive is a characteristic that, I believe, seizes all viewers of a van Gogh. The Bible goes beyond being a simple still-life object to become a living thing, an expression of strength, an existence that emanates from itself, beyond the painting surface to participate in our very lives.

意味（5）

(transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.

to seize two fish-hooks back to back

意味（6）

(transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).

The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year.

意味（8）

(intransitive) To have a seizure.

Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.

Rust caused the engine to seize, never to run again.

意味（10）

(UK, intransitive) To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.

意味（11）

(law) (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court).

This Court will remain seized of this matter.

意味（12）

(transitive, intransitive, cooking) Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture.

seizes （ present singular third-person ）

seizing （ participle present ）

seized （ participle past ）

seized （ past ）