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verb | noun grabgrab1 /græb/ ●●● S1 W3 verb (grabbed, grabbing) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYgrab1Origin: 1500-1600 Middle Dutch Middle Low German grabben VERB TABLEgrab |
| Present | I, you, we, they | grab | | he, she, it | grabs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | grabbed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have grabbed | | he, she, it | has grabbed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had grabbed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will grab | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have grabbed |
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| Present | I | am grabbing | | he, she, it | is grabbing | | you, we, they | are grabbing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was grabbing | | you, we, they | were grabbing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been grabbing | | he, she, it | has been grabbing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been grabbing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be grabbing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been grabbing |
► grabbed hold of He grabbed hold of my arm. ► grab a bite to eat Do we have time to grab a bite to eat before the movie? ► grabbed ... attention The photo grabbed her attention. ► grabbed ... headlines The case grabbed national headlines (=was an important story in the news). ► grab a chance/opportunity Sylvia grabbed the chance to work in Italy for the summer. ► grabbed the lead Tompkins grabbed the lead (=he took first place in a race) from Barve. THESAURUSin your hands/arms► holda) to have something firmly in your hands or arms: Hold my books for a minute, will you? Two little girls walked by, holding hands (=holding each other’s hands).b) to move your hand or something in your hand in a particular direction: ► grip to hold something very tightly: I gripped the rail and tried not to look down. ► clutch to hold something tightly, especially something you think might be taken away from you: She was clutching a letter in her hand. ► clasp to hold someone or something tightly, especially someone’s hands: The old couple clasped hands and began to dance. ► cling to hold on to someone or something tightly, especially because you are frightened: The little boy was clinging to his mother’s skirt and crying. ► catch/take/get (a) hold of something to take something in your hands and hold it tightly: Catch hold of the rope and pull. ► keep (a) hold of something to continue to hold something: He kept a hold of her hand the whole way. ► carry to hold something as you move, especially something large or heavy: She was carrying a large box in her hands. ► grab (hold of) something (also seize formal) to take hold of someone or something suddenly or violently: He grabbed the bag and ran. ► grasp to take and hold something firmly in your hands: I grasped his arm and led him away. 1to take hold of someone or something with a sudden or violent movement SYN snatch, seize: Two men grabbed her and pushed her to the ground.grab something from somebody/something Stuart grabbed a flashlight from his car. He grabbed hold of my arm.► see thesaurus at hold12informal to get some food or sleep quickly because you are busy SYN snatch: Let me grab a cup of coffee first. Do we have time to grab a bite to eat before the movie?3to get someone’s attention: The photo grabbed her attention. The case grabbed national headlines (=was an important story in the news).4to take something for yourself when you have a chance to do this, sometimes in an unfair way: The firm is trying to grab a share of the market. Could you grab some good seats for us?grab a chance/opportunity Sylvia grabbed the chance to work in Italy for the summer. Tompkins grabbed the lead (=he took first place in a race) from Barve.5how does something grab you? spoken used to ask someone if he or she would be interested in doing a particular thing: How does going to Hawaii for Christmas grab you? [Origin: 1500–1600 Middle Dutch, Middle Low German grabben]grab at/for something phrasal verb to quickly and suddenly put out your hand in order to take hold of something SYN snatch at: The child grabbed at her mother’s skirt. Susan grabbed for the money.grab on phrasal verb1to take hold of someone or something with your hand, with a quick or violent movement: grab on to something He grabbed on to the rope to stop himself falling.2to use something as support for an idea or an understanding of something: grab on to something People grabbed on to the report as proof that global warming was happening. verb | noun grabgrab2 noun 1make a grab for/at something to suddenly try to take hold of something: He made a grab for the knife.2be up for grabs informal if a job, prize, opportunity, etc. is up for grabs, it is available for anyone who wants to try to have it3[countable] the act of getting something quickly, especially dishonestly: a power grab within the company |