/ɡræb/
Translation
To take hold of something quickly and firmly with your hand.
Word origin
From an old Germanic word grabben, meaning to seize or snatch.
- Origin
- Middle Low German
- Root
- grabben
Grammar
Examples
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"Grab" means to take hold of it quickly.
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"Grabbed" is the past form of "grab".
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"Grabs" is the form used with he, she, or it.
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