SEIZE ON/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of SEIZE ON/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

seize on/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ seize )

to suddenly become very interested in an idea, excuse, what someone says etc:

His every remark is seized upon by the press.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
SEIZE — capter, capir, inpuniar
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
SEIZE — pagsikop
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEIZE — ˈsēz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English saisen, seisen, sesen, from Old French saisir, from Medieval Latin sacire to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
SEIZE — (v. t.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize …
Английский словарь Webster
SEIZE — (v. t.) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEIZE — ( v. t. ) To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly; as, to seize an idea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEIZE — ( v. t. ) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small stuff, as yarn or marline; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEIZE — — seizable , adj. — seizer; Law. seizor /see"zeuhr, -zawr/ , n. /seez/ , v. , seized, seizing . v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
SEIZE — vt to take possession of by force. 2. seize ·vt to fasten; to fix. 3. seize ·vt to fall or …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEIZE — [seize] vb seized ; seiz.ing [ME saisen, fr. OF saisir to put in possession of, fr. ML sacire, of Gmc …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SEIZE — seize BrE AmE siːz (= sees, seas) ▷ seized siːzd ▷ seizes ˈsiːz ɪz -əz ▷ seizing ˈsiːz ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEIZE — / siːz; NAmE / verb [ vn ] 1. seize sth (from sb) to take sb/sth in your hand suddenly …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SEIZE — seize W3 /siːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: saisir 'to take possession …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SEIZE — ( seizes, seizing, seized) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SEIZE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES catch/grab/seize etc hold of sth (= start holding something quickly and firmly ) ▪ She …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
UPON — Synonyms and related words : about, above, after which, against, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEIZE — Synonyms and related words : abduct, absorb, accroach, adopt, afflict, annex, appreciate, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assimilate, assume, assume command, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEIZE — verb 1 take hold of sb/sth suddenly and firmly ADVERB ▪ immediately , suddenly ▪ He was immediately ~d and …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UPON — • ↑ on/upon receipt of
Longman Activator English vocab
SEIZE — v. 25B6; verb she seized the microphone : GRAB, grasp, snatch, take hold of, get one's hands on; grip, clutch; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SEIZE — v. 1 Sometimes, seize on. grab, grasp, clutch, take (hold of), grip, snatch Robin felt that he had to seize …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UPON — {v. phr.} To latch onto. * /Whenever Herb is in a romantic mood, Irene seizes on it and starts talking …
Словарь английских идиом
UPON — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) = on 1. = on (часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведенных ниже, употребляется …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SEIZE — гл. 1) схватить, хватать (руками, когтями, лапами и т.д.) I seized the books and read them as fast as I …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPON — upon.ogg əʹpɒn prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SEIZE — seize.ogg si:z v 1. 1> хватать схватить ( тж. to seize hold of) to seize a rope a stick - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UPON — на dissocaite upon heating — диссоциировать при нагреве let us apply one triangle upon another — наложим один треугольник на другой touch upon …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SEIZE — 1) задирать 2) задрать 3) заедать 4) заклинивать 5) захватить 6) захватывать 7) класть бензель 8) понять 9) схватить 10) схватывать 11) сцепить 12) сцеплять 13) улучать 14) ухватиться • - seize a circuit - seize …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPON — с upon my Sam! sl. - честное слово! work upon - влиять (на что-л.)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPON — prep 1. = on II ( часто является более книжным, однако в ряде случаев, приведённых ниже, употребляется чаще, чем on) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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