seize

verb/siːz/CEFR B1

দখল করা, জব্দ করা

Meaning

To take hold of something suddenly and by force.

Example sentences

  • The police seized the stolen goods.পুলিশ চোরাই মালামাল জব্দ করল।
  • He seized the chance to speak.সে কথা বলার সুযোগটা লুফে নিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: grab, capture

Antonyms: release

Similar words, and what each means

  • grab

    হঠাৎ ধরা, ছোঁ মেরে ধরা

    To take hold of something quickly and roughly.

  • capture

    ধরা, বন্দি করা, দখল করা

    To catch a person or animal, or to take control of a place.

  • catch

    ধরা

    To take hold of something that is moving.

  • snatch

    ছোঁ মেরে কেড়ে নেওয়া

    To take something quickly, often by pulling it away.

  • take over

    দায়িত্ব নেওয়া, দখল করা, নিয়ন্ত্রণ নেওয়া

    To gain control of or take responsibility for something.

Other English words for “দখল করা, জব্দ করা”

  • take over

    To gain control of or take responsibility for something.

  • capture

    To catch a person or animal, or to take control of a place.

  • occupy

    To fill a space or time, or to take control of a place.

  • encroach

    To gradually take over land, time or rights that belong to another.

Opposite words

  • release

    মুক্তি

    The act of making a film available to the public for the first time.

“seize” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • It is deliberately a little loose, because metal expands when hot and a tight piston would seize. The sealing is done by springy rings set into grooves around it, which press outwards against the cylinder wall.

    piston — dictionary →

  • Cream, never water — a drop of water makes melting chocolate seize into a stiff, grainy paste, while the fat in cream keeps it glossy and smooth.

    ganache — dictionary →

Where this word is used

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  1. “seize” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • মিথস্ক্রিয়া করা, ভাব বিনিময় করা
    • • লালসাভরে তাকানো, ড্যাবড্যাব করে তাকানো
    • • গ্রামে খেয়ালখুশি মতো অবসরে হেঁটে বেড়ানো
    • • দখল করা, জব্দ করা
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    দখল করা, জব্দ করা — seize (verb) — দখল করা, জব্দ করা. To take hold of something suddenly and by force.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “seize”?

    • • grab
    • • disintegrate
    • • outstrip
    • • reforest
    Show the answer

    grab — grab — হঠাৎ ধরা, ছোঁ মেরে ধরা. To take hold of something quickly and roughly.

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