Seize

"Seize" in Finnish

alistaa

(submit for consideration to a deliberative body)

iskeä

(have a sudden and powerful effect upon)

jumittua

(bind or lock in position — see also seize up)

juuttua

(bind or lock in position — see also seize up)

jämähtää

(cooking: change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard texture)

kiinnittää

(fasten, fix)

käydä käsiksi

(deliberately take hold of, grab)

käyttää hyväkseen

(take advantage of)

leikata kiinni

(bind or lock in position — see also seize up)

ottaa haltuun

(take possession of by force, law etc.)

pitää otteessaan

(lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws)

rihmata

(nautical: bind, lash or make fast with several turns of small rope)

saada kohtaus

(have a seizure)

säväyttää

(have a sudden and powerful effect upon)

takavarikoida

(take possession of by force, law etc.)

tarttua

(deliberately take hold of, grab)

tarttua (tilaisuuteen)

(take advantage of)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.