seizes
SaySEEZ-iz/ˈsiːzɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of seize.
The dog seizes the stick the moment it lands in the grass.
When the alarm sounds, the guard seizes his rifle and runs to the gate.
Note
Every meaning of seize travels with this form, and each one wants a direct object. Beside the grabbing hand there is the opportunist who seizes the moment, the authority that seizes goods by force or law, and the fear that seizes a person. Two specialist uses hide here too. In property law it can stand for seises, vesting an estate in land, and whoever seizes two ropes is lashing them with turns of small cord.
seizes is a form of seize
seize, verb: To take possession of something by force, legal authority, or similar means. Full entry
- Spelling
- seize → seizes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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