seize
verb (used with object)
to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp.
am seizing
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present progressiveof seize (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“And I am not used to doing all this press, all these events. But I am seizing everything I can because I don’t know what will happen next.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Before being taken away, he declared: "I am seizing this last opportunity to express my feeling of solidarity and my regard for my friend Anatoli Shcharansky."
From Time Magazine Archive
