grab
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle Low German grabben (“‘to snap’”), from Proto-Germanic *grab, from Proto-Indo-European *gherebh (cf. Sanskrit गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti), “‘he seizes’”), गृभ्णाति (gṛbhṇāti)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɡɹæb/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -æb
[edit] Verb
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to grab (third-person singular simple present grabs, present participle grabbing, simple past and past participle grabbed)
- to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
- to restrain someone; to arrest
- to grip the attention; to enthrall
[edit] Translations
to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
to restrain someone; to arrest
[edit] Noun
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grab (plural grabs)
- a mechanical device that grabs
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[edit] Translations
the act of grabbing something or someone
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a mechanical device that grabs
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[edit] Polish
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *grab(r)ъ < Proto-Indo-European *grābʰ-
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[edit] Noun
grab m.
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | grab | graby |
| Genitive | grabu | grabów |
| Dative | grabowi | grabom |
| Accusative | grab | graby |
| Instrumental | grabem | grabami |
| Locative | grabie | grabach |
| Vocative | grabie | graby |