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Seize means sixteen in French.
In cars, seize means to lock up. In governments, seize means someone has taken control over something. A nation can seize another nation.
The Latin expression "carpe diem" means "seize the day." In other words, grab your opportunities.
The prefix "cap" means to take or seize, as seen in words like capture (take or catch) and capable (able to seize or achieve).
The Latin root "ceiv" means to take, seize, or receive. Words derived from this root often have to do with capturing or accepting something.
Rap- is the Latin root that means 'to seize'. Latin derivatives include the infinitive 'rapere' for 'to seize, snatch'; the adverb 'raptim' for 'violently'; and the noun 'raptor' for 'robber'. English derivatives include the adjectives 'rapt' and 'raptorial', and the noun 'raptor'.
The homophone for "seize" is "sees." Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings, origins, or spellings. In this case, "seize" means to take hold of or grab something, while "sees" is the third person singular form of the verb "see," meaning to perceive with the eyes.
Rapere art pósterús when translated means Seize the future.
The Latin term "carpe diem" literally means "seize the day" and implies that one should act immediately (to not postpone or delay), or less specifically to act on (seize) opportunities that arise.
No. If anything, "catch" and "seize" are synonyms (words that mean about the same thing), not antonyms. To seize something is basically to take hold of something. To catch something means to capture or grab something, so you can see that they are very similar in meaning. There are other meanings to both words that don't necessarily match, but they are never actual opposites.
The prefix "cap" typically means "to take" or "to seize." For example, the word "capture" means to take or seize control of something.
j'ai seize ans means 'I'm sixteen' in French.