"seize" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

seize verbo

seize + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 76
seize power • seize control • seize property • seize land • seize one's arm • seize one's hand • seize one's assets • seize weapons • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 23
(2) control, command, bridle
Kolokacji: 3
(5) asset, fund
Kolokacji: 2
(6) wrist, leg, ankle
Kolokacji: 3
(7) opportunity, chance
Kolokacji: 2
(9) moment, computer
Kolokacji: 2
(10) territory, possession, town
Kolokacji: 3
(11) hold, ship, cattle
Kolokacji: 3
(13) shoulder, throat, hair
Kolokacji: 3
(14) building, house, farm
Kolokacji: 3
(15) hostage, prey
Kolokacji: 2
(16) good, shipment
Kolokacji: 2
1. seize the city = zajmij miasto seize the city
2. seize Kabul = przejmij Kabul seize Kabul
3. seize Kuwait = przejmij Kuwejt seize Kuwait
  • It was Saddam Hussein's fault, he said, for seizing Kuwait and thus bringing on the war.
  • Iraq's only outlet to the sea until it seized Kuwait, it is largely silent now.
  • When his troops seized Kuwait, Mr. Hussein gave as one of his justifications Iraq's need for a more secure route to the open sea.
  • Washington also demands that Iraq meet other requirements such as accounting for more than 600 Kuwaitis missing since Iraq seized Kuwait in 1990.
  • In the days and weeks after Saddam Hussein seized Kuwait, Mr. Bush masterfully organized a collective response.
  • Reports about Mr. Hussein's family began to surface shortly after Iraq seized Kuwait.
  • Oil was a key consideration a decade ago when Iraq seized Kuwait and threatened the Saudi oil fields.
  • After Iraq seized Kuwait in August, religious conservatives initially challenged American assistance here on grounds that it would lead to a permanent presence.
  • That was quickly evident when consumers became outraged by the price spike that began after Aug. 2, when Iraq seized Kuwait.
  • Two weeks after Iraq seized Kuwait, the United States has little idea.
4. seize one's heart = chwytać czyjś serce seize one's heart
5. seize Baghdad = przejmij Bagdad seize Baghdad
(18) pound, item
Kolokacji: 2
(19) part, Manchuria
Kolokacji: 2
(20) equipment, material, copy
Kolokacji: 3
(21) thousands, hundreds
Kolokacji: 2
(22) ton, dozens
Kolokacji: 2
(23) explosives, drug
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + seize
Kolokacji: 4
try to seize • attempt to seize • begin seizing • sent to seize
seize + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
seize upon • seize up • seize by • seize on • seized during • ...
seize + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 22
immediately seize • quickly seize • suddenly seized • illegally seized • later seize • ...

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