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seize [si:z] VB trans

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3. seize (make use of):

to seize an opportunity
korzystać [perf s-] z okazji

4. seize (be affected):

to be seized with terror
być przejętym panicznym strachem

6. seize (confiscate):

seize
zajmować [perf zająć]

seize on VB trans

seize up VB intr

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2. seize up inf part of body:

seize up
szwankować

seize upon VB trans

seize upon PHRVB seize on

See also seize on

seize on VB trans

Usage examples with seized

to be seized with terror
być przejętym panicznym strachem

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
While in office he was widely regarded as a climate sceptic and his comments are likely to be seized upon as confirmation of that.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Often the opportunity was seized to settle private grudges and feuds.
en.wikipedia.org
He seized the opportunity to write a program to perform factor analysis and regression on the new computer.
en.wikipedia.org
After talking to the homeowners, police found a 10-year-old youth and a laser pointer was seized.
www.yorkregion.com
They drove the monks out and seized all their possessions, for which they were promptly excommunicated by gmundur.
en.wikipedia.org
The two taxpayer-owned firms have operated under conservatorship since 2008, when they were seized by regulators after losses on subprime loans pushed them toward insolvency.
www.reuters.com
Other items -- either seized, abandoned and unclaimed -- included tools, clothing, a couple of lawn mowers, office chairs and even a paddle boat.
www.nugget.ca
The loot had been seized in a stagecoach heist and hidden away for later retrieval.
en.wikipedia.org
The territories seized by the king were called lands of Auvergne.
en.wikipedia.org
The treacherous host suddenly seized the catechist, dragged him to the edge of a cliff and flung him over.
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