Collocations for "seized"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "seized" in context.
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seize
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- seize the [chance, day, moment, opportunity]
- [the police, customs officers, detectives] seized the [drugs, cocaine, suspect]
- (have) seized [a large quantity, $100,000 worth] of [illegal drugs, stolen goods]
- the [drugs] were seized by (the) police
- seized his [arm, hand]
- seized him by the [arm]
- seize [possession, control] of
- seized his [land, property, assets]
- seized the [land] by [force, law]
- the [land] was seized (by force)
- the [land] was seized by the [bank, court, company]
- seized the [knife, gun, weapon, bat, baton]
- [panic, anticipation, excitement] seized the [crowd, audience]
- seize the [idea, notion, point]
- [struggled to, found it difficult to, couldn't] seize the [idea]
- the [engine, car, machine] seized up
- my [knee, back] (has) seized up
- [if, when] your [muscles, legs] seize up
- seized up [in the heat, under pressure]
- [began, started] to seize and shake
'seized' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):