The word “grab” is a great word to add to your English vernacular! It has a variety of meanings, all of which are used quite frequently in colloquial English. “To grab” means to take hold of, often quickly; to take something hurriedly. It can also mean to take something illegally or forcibly. And finally, it means to capture the attention of. The idiom “up for grabs” means that something is available for anyone to take or win. Check out the examples below.
1. GRAB
- As soon as Tom saw another guy looking at his girlfriend he grabbed her hand. (Assim que o Tom viu outro cara olhando para sua namorada ele agarrou a mão dela.)
- Sarah grabbed the magazine from me before I even had a chance to look at it. (A Sarah tomou a revista de mim antes mesmo de eu ter uma chance de vê-la.)
- Our trip took a little longer because we stopped to grab some lunch. (A nossa viagem demorou mais um pouco porque nós paramos para almoçar rapidamente.)
- When Rick realized how cold it was he ran back inside the house and grabbed his coat. (Quando o Rick reparou o quanto estava frio ele correu de volta para a casa e pegou seu casaco.)
- One thing dictators do better than anyone else is grab power. (Uma coisa que os ditadores fazem melhor do que ninguém é tomar o poder à força.)
- Some public officials see no problem in grabbing public funds and using them for personal purposes. (Alguns funcionários públicos não vêem problema em pegar fundos públicos e usá-los para fins pessoais.)
- The book grabbed my attention from the very first line. (O livro chamou a minha atenção desde a primeira linha.)
- The plot of the film didn’t really grab me. (O enredo do filme não chamou a minha atenção tanto assim.)
2. UP FOR GRABS
- Now that the marketing director has resigned, the position is up for grabs. (Agora que o diretor de marketing se demitiu, o cargo está disponível.)
- The prize is for the students only. It’s not up for grabs for the teachers. (O prêmio é só para os alunos. Não é para os professores ganharem.)
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Comentários (23)
that’s wonderful….I didn’t know these several meanings…so gooooooooood!!!! tks, hugs
What about “I’m gonna grab some water.” ? Is that right?
Nice!Though I already had knowledeg about”grab”,but I didn’t know what it was”up for grab”.
Congratulations and thanks, Ashle
Ashley, i couldn’t help grabbing the opportunity to comment on your vocabulary-building tip. I’m one of the over nine hundred folowers this blog has.
Grab is a useful word to resort to express any one of the ideas you illustrated here.
This is a particularly interesting way of introducing words, it’s very clear, very practical, everything contextualized.
I´m really appreciating this blog. My english i´snt very good and i´m having the opportunity of improving it!! Tks a lot !!
Awesome!
It has really grabbed my attention!
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The article about the grab’s use really grabbed my atenttion, because I did’n t know the word, then it’s a way to improve my vocabulary. Thank you very much!
Thanks. I always had some tpkind of trouble with this word. The e.g were very clear.
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