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{
"term": "seize",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "seize",
"heSheIt": "seizes"
},
"pastSimple": "seized",
"pastParticiple": "seized",
"ingForm": "seizing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to take somebody/something in your hand suddenly and using force",
"sensetop": "seize something from somebodyseize somebody/something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She tried to seize the gun from him.",
"contextForm": "seize something from somebody"
},
{
"text": "He seized her by the arm.",
"contextForm": "seize somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She **seized hold of** my hand."
},
{
"text": "He seized the book from her hand."
},
{
"text": "The wrestlers try to seize hold of each other."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["immediately", "suddenly"],
"preposition": ["by", "from"],
"phrases": ["seize hold of somebody/something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently",
"sensetop": "seize something (from somebody)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They seized the airport in a surprise attack."
},
{
"text": "The army has **seized control of** the country."
},
{
"text": "He **seized power** in a military coup."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to arrest or capture somebody",
"sensetop": "seize somebody",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The men were seized as they left the building."
},
{
"text": "Terrorists have seized five hostages."
},
{
"text": "He was immediately seized and thrown into prison."
},
{
"text": "A Briton has been seized by border guards and jailed for eight years."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice", "Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["immediately", "suddenly"],
"preposition": ["by", "from"],
"phrases": ["seize hold of somebody/something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to take illegal or stolen goods away from somebody",
"sensetop": "seize something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "A large quantity of drugs was seized during the raid."
},
{
"text": "We have the legal right to seize his property."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["immediately", "instantly", "quickly"],
"verb + seize": ["be quick to", "be ready to", "be determined to"],
"preposition": ["on", "upon"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to seize something",
"the power to seize something",
"the right to seize something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to be quick to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc.",
"sensetop": "seize a chance, an opportunity, the initiative, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The party **seized** the initiative **with both hands** *(= quickly and with enthusiasm)*."
},
{
"text": "She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["immediately", "instantly", "quickly"],
"verb + seize": ["be quick to", "be ready to", "be determined to"],
"preposition": ["on", "upon"],
"phrases": [
"an attempt to seize something",
"the power to seize something",
"the right to seize something"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to affect somebody suddenly and deeply",
"sensetop": "seize somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Panic seized her."
},
{
"text": "He was seized by curiosity."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "if a machine seizes, it no longer works because the parts are stuck and cannot move",
"labels": "(North American English)British and North American English",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "if a part of your body seizes, you are unable to move it easily and it is often painful",
"labels": "(North American English)British and North American English",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/siːz/",
"audio": "se/seize/seize__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsiːzɪz/",
"audio": "se/seize/seizes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/siːzd/",
"audio": "se/seize/seized__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsiːzɪŋ/",
"audio": "se/seize/seizing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/siːz/",
"audio": "se/seize/seize__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsiːzɪz/",
"audio": "se/seize/seizes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/siːzd/",
"audio": "se/seize/seized__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsiːzɪŋ/",
"audio": "se/seize/seizing__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French seizir ‘give seisin (possession of land)’, from medieval Latin sacire, in the phrase ad proprium sacire ‘claim as one's own’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘procedure’."
}