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saisir

to seize, to grasp

verb seh-ZEER Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to understand (informal)

Usage Note

Saisir covers both physical grasping (saisir une balle, 'to catch a ball') and mental comprehension (tu saisis? = 'do you get it?'). In legal language, saisir un tribunal means 'to refer a matter to a court'. The noun saisie refers to a legal seizure of assets or, in computing, data entry.

Examples

"Il a saisi l'occasion sans hésiter."

Natural Translation

He seized the opportunity without hesitating.

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