захвати́ть — meaning in English
zakhvatit
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English meaning
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- hijack verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
захвати́ть is used for these senses in English:
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- grapple (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- hijack To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- seize (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
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.
grapple — full definition
- verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- verb To grip or wrestle with someone or something physically.
- noun A hooked tool or clawed device used to grab and hold onto something, such as another boat.