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grab

 
 
/græb/ verb [T] (present participle grabbing, past tense and past participle grabbed)

Translation

TAKE SUDDENLY to take hold of something or someone suddenly
tutmak, yakalamak, kapmak
He grabbed my arm and pulled me away.791
DO QUICKLY informal to eat, do, or get something quickly because you do not have much time
hızlıca atıştırmak, çabuk çabuk yemek
I grabbed a sandwich on the way to the station.1542
grab sb's attention informal to attract someone's attention
dikkatini çekmek/celbetmek
The advertisement is designed to grab people's attention.943
TAKE OPPORTUNITY If someone grabs a chance or opportunity, they take it quickly and with enthusiasm.
(şans, fırsat) atlamak, kaçırmamak, sarılmak, üstüne atlamak
7771763
grab at sb/sth phrasal verb
to try to get hold of someone or something quickly, with your hand
elle yakalamaya çalışmak, tutmak, kavramak
791
(Definition of grab verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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