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# grab

verb (grab, grabs, grabbed, grabbing); noun (a grab)

«grab» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To grab is to take hold of something quickly and roughly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#m1)
2. To grab can mean to get something quickly: «grab a snack», «grab a seat». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#m2)
3. To grab someone's attention is to make them notice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#m3)
4. «Up for grabs» means free for anyone to take. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#m4)

### In the lessons

an action of taking: grabbing some items from a bag or bowl, which takes them away from there or adds them to a person; in manners: do not grab, ask nicely and take turns; in safety: grab the rail if you slip; in stories: a hand grabbed him in the dark; phrases: «grab hold of», «grab a bite», «up for grabs»

### Examples

- Tom grabbed 5 sweets from the bowl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x1)
- She grabs 3 apples each time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x2)
- After he grabbed 4 cookies, 9 were left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x3)
- Each child grabs 2 balloons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x4)
- Don't grab, ask nicely and wait your turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x5)
- He grabbed the rail when the bus stopped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x6)
- Let's grab a sandwich before the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x7)
- The bright poster grabbed my attention. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x8)
- The last seat is up for grabs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x9)
- She leaped upon the boards and made a grab at him and fell back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/#x10)

### Note

An action like «take»: what is grabbed leaves the place and joins the person. Trap: decide whose amount is asked; the bowl loses but the child gains (grabbed 4, 9 left → 13 at first). Past: grabbed (double b).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grab/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grab» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grab.html) on Mova free.