saisir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- avail verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- enter verb To go into a place.
- fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 metres), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
- foreclose verb To take legal action to repossess property when a borrower has failed to keep up mortgage payments.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- grip verb To take hold of something firmly, especially with the hand.
- sear verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
Senses
saisir is used for these senses in English:
- avail (intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- bite off (transitive, idiomatic) To acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
- enter (transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.
- fathom (also, figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
- foreclose (transitive, legal) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
- grab (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
avail — full definition
- verb To make use of an opportunity or resource, usually for one's own benefit.
- noun Use or benefit, especially in the phrase "to no avail," meaning without success.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.