saisir

Meaning

to take hold of; to grab
to seize, to take (an illegal product), to capture
to grasp mentally; understand
to capture (screen or data)
to type (something) into a computer; to input
to record (something) in an account, ledger, etc.
to vest a court with a case; to refer a matter to a court

take hold of

snap at the chance

grab suddenly

catch hold of

captivate

fry briskly

get the picture

swallow deeply

hold on to

lay one’s hands on

snatch up

hold firmly

grab onto

mould sushi

mold sushi

Buddhist enlightenment

apperceive

amputate

pin something down

hold something down

take in charge

withhold information

s’emparer (de)

s’emparer

saisir au corps

s’emparer de

se saisir de

prendre par surprise

s’y connaître

s’y entendre

manoeuvrer

mettre en fourrière

mettre sous séquestre

parvenir à

s’apercevoir de

se raccrocher

pétrir du sushi

éveil spirituel bouddhique

satori

avaler tout rond

prendre conscience de

attraper rapidement

avoir compétence (pour)

être capable

être compétent

être qualifié

faire revenir

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛ.ziʁ/

Inherited from Middle French

saisir

Inherited from Old French

saisir

Cognate with English

seize

Cognate with Old English

sacian

Cognate with Faroese

saka

Cognate with English

sake

Cognate with German

setzen

Cognate with Gothic

𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽

In summary

Inherited from Middle French saisir, from Old French saisir, seisir (whence English seize), from Early Medieval Latin sacīre (“lay claim to, take seisin”), from Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, litigate; accuse”). Compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”), Faroese saka (“to hurt; accuse”), obsolete English sake (“strife”). Alternatively Old French saisir, seisir may be borrowed from Old High German *sazjan and thus cognate to German setzen (“to set”) and Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (satjan).

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