seize

/siːz/

意味: 捕まえる、押収する

例文: Kai seized the last cookie triumphantly.
　　  カイは最後のクッキーを勝ち取った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: seize opportunity(機会をつかむ), seize power(権力を握る), seize control(支配を握る)

定義: 何かを急にしっかりとつかむことや、力や権力を強引に手に入れることを意味します。たとえば、チャンスや物をすばやく確保することや、権力を奪うことを指します。

seizeは約200,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Verb: take hold of; grab
Verb: take or capture by force
Verb: take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Verb: take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Verb: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession
Verb: hook by a pull on the line
Verb: affect
Verb: capture the attention or imagination of

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Verb

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

They plan to seize the opportunity quickly.(彼らはすぐにチャンスをつかむつもりです。)
The police will seize the illegal goods.(警察は違法品を押収します。)
She tried to seize the falling book.(彼女は落ちそうな本をつかもうとした。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
Verb: She clutched her purse
Verb: The mother seized her child by the arm
Verb: Birds of prey often seize small mammals
Verb: The terrorists seized the politicians
Verb: The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
Verb: the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants
Verb: The army seized the town
Verb: The militia captured the castle
Verb: The FBI seized the drugs
Verb: The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
Verb: The police confiscated the stolen artwork
Verb: He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
Verb: he usurped my rights
Verb: She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Verb: strike a fish
Verb: Fear seized the prisoners
Verb: The patient was seized with unbearable pains
Verb: He was seized with a dreadful disease
Verb: This story will grab you
Verb: The movie seized my imagination

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): appropriate, arrogate, assume, attach, capture, clutch, confiscate, conquer, get hold of, grab, impound, prehend, seize, sequester, take over, usurp

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): assume, hook, intrigue, overwhelm, take

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): adopt, annex, appropriate, assume, bear, benight, collect, deprive, devastate, extort, grab, hijack, impound, kill, knock out, lock, plunder, pocket, preoccupy, raid, recall, recapture, relieve, rescue, sack, scale, seize, sequester, snap up, stagger, steal, take away, take back, unburden

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): annex, appropriate, carry, catch, clasp, claw, clench, collar, commandeer, condemn, distrain, garnishee, get, grab, grapple, grip, hijack, kidnap, nab, preoccupy, rack, raid, raven, snatch, wrest

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: appropriative, appropriator, arrogation, arrogator, assumption, attachment, capture, clutch, confiscation, conquering, impounding, impoundment, prehension, seizer, seizing, seizure, sequestration, takeover, usurpation, usurper

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: law

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: conversation, descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
intransitive verb, transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

大学受験レベル

英検準2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書):

Movies(映画): The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: fear, negative