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I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants.
Greg Egan

Meaning of "grabbed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRABBED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRABBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grabbed is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grabbed in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRABBED

PRESENT

Present
I grab
you grab
he/she/it grabs
we grab
you grab
they grab
Present continuous
I am grabbing
you are grabbing
he/she/it is grabbing
we are grabbing
you are grabbing
they are grabbing
Present perfect
I have grabbed
you have grabbed
he/she/it has grabbed
we have grabbed
you have grabbed
they have grabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been grabbing
you have been grabbing
he/she/it has been grabbing
we have been grabbing
you have been grabbing
they have been grabbing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I grabbed
you grabbed
he/she/it grabbed
we grabbed
you grabbed
they grabbed
Past continuous
I was grabbing
you were grabbing
he/she/it was grabbing
we were grabbing
you were grabbing
they were grabbing
Past perfect
I had grabbed
you had grabbed
he/she/it had grabbed
we had grabbed
you had grabbed
they had grabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been grabbing
you had been grabbing
he/she/it had been grabbing
we had been grabbing
you had been grabbing
they had been grabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will grab
you will grab
he/she/it will grab
we will grab
you will grab
they will grab
Future continuous
I will be grabbing
you will be grabbing
he/she/it will be grabbing
we will be grabbing
you will be grabbing
they will be grabbing
Future perfect
I will have grabbed
you will have grabbed
he/she/it will have grabbed
we will have grabbed
you will have grabbed
they will have grabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been grabbing
you will have been grabbing
he/she/it will have been grabbing
we will have been grabbing
you will have been grabbing
they will have been grabbing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would grabbed
you would grabbed
he/she/it would grabbed
we would grabbed
you would grabbed
they would grabbed
Conditional continuous
I would be grabbing
you would be grabbing
he/she/it would be grabbing
we would be grabbing
you would be grabbing
they would be grabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have grabbed
you would have grabbed
he/she/it would have grabbed
we would have grabbed
you would have grabbed
they would have grabbed
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been grabbing
you would have been grabbing
he/she/it would have been grabbing
we would have been grabbing
you would have been grabbing
they would have been grabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you grab
we let´s grab
you grab
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to grab
Past participle
grabbed
Present Participle
grabbing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRABBED

graal
grab
grab bag
grabbable
grabber
grabbier
grabbiest
grabbing
grabble
grabbler
grabby
graben
Gracchi
Gracchus
grace
grace cup
grace note
grace period
grace-and-favour
graceful

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRABBED

abbed
blabbed
confabbed
crabbed
dabbed
drabbed
dubbed
gabbed
jabbed
nabbed
ribbed
robbed
rubbed
scabbed
scrubbed
slabbed
stabbed
subbed
swabbed
tabbed

Synonyms and antonyms of grabbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRABBED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grabbed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of grabbed
bag · capture · catch · clutch · grasp · grip · lunge · pluck · seize · snap up · snatch

Translation of «grabbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRABBED

Find out the translation of grabbed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grabbed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grabbed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抓起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agarrado
570 millions of speakers

English

grabbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انتزع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

схватил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agarrou
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

grabbable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saisi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boleh dirampas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

packte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

つかん
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잡았다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyekel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nắm lấy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

grabbable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिळवण्याजोगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grabbable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

afferrato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chwyciłem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

схопив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apucat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρπαξε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gryp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gripit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grep
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grabbed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRABBED»

The term «grabbed» is very widely used and occupies the 15.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRABBED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grabbed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grabbed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grabbed

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRABBED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grabbed.
1
Jensen Ackles
I was in preschool and a girl actually kissed me on the cheek. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what it meant, so I instantly grabbed her face and kissed her on the lips. And, then I got suspended.
2
Maud Adams
I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.
3
Marcus Brigstocke
I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.
4
Stephen J. Cannell
Once you put something like 'The A-Team' on the map, it does become part of the DNA of television. People grab little pieces of it. I certainly grabbed little pieces of other people's shows when I was creating my shows.
5
Tom Colicchio
A couple of months ago, I was down in Florida for the Food and Wine Festival. And this journalist grabbed me and said, 'How does it feel to be a TV guy? You're no longer in the restaurant business.' And I laughed. I asked him, 'How long do you think it takes me to do a season?' He said, 'Well, 200 days.' And I was like, '200 days? Try 20!'
6
Gregory Corso
Anyway, I lived on the streets and did pretty good until I got caught stealing, what was it? I kicked in a restaurant window, went in and took all the food that I wanted, and while coming out I was grabbed.
7
Hume Cronyn
I try to read everything that's sent me - play scripts, movie scripts - but I've had to make a rule. If the author hasn't grabbed me by Page 25, the piece goes back with a note of apology.
8
Larry Dixon
But since we've been fighting for first or second place, it's grabbed the media's attention. I enjoy racing them. They are a good team and when you beat them it's something to be proud of.
9
Jeffrey Donovan
If someone grabbed me, I'd probably be able to choke them out in about eight seconds.
10
Greg Egan
I'm rarely grabbed by anything the way I was when I was 10 years younger. About the only relatively new artists whose albums I own are Beck, and They Might Be Giants.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRABBED»

Discover the use of grabbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grabbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Grabbed by Vicious
Hallie has never run so fast in her life.
Lolita Lopez, 2013
2
The Case of the Grabbed Geocache: A 15-Minute Brodericks ...
Similar to the old Encyclopedia Brown series, kids get to test their wits and powers of observation against our detectives. These books help kids learn the vital skills of logic and attention to detail in a fun, easy way. Ages 8 and up.
Caitlind L. Alexander
3
Grabbed by the Ghoulies: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Kicking the Ghoulies Where it Hurts! ·Complete walkthroughs for all 100 rooms in Ghoulhaven Hall, with strategies for defeating Baron von Ghoul and beating all Challenges! ·Tactics for battling more than 60 foes! ·All 100 Rare Books ...
David Hodgson, 2003
4
Storytime Discoveries: Physical Science (eBook)
The dog grabbed the cat, the cat grabbed the duck, the duck grabbed the frog, the frog grabbed the fish and the fish grabbed the egg, and they pulled and they pulled, but they couldn't pull the egg out of the water. A noisy billy goat wandered  ...
Dotti Enderle, 2003
5
Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of ...
be chopped and cleared off to the full width of 66 When well cleared and grabbed , and the part grabbed well levelled, it will do for the coming winter by having two brid built, one over the gully op osite J essup's Falls, t e other over John ...
Canada. Parliament. Legislative Assembly, 1846
6
The Positive Side
The psycho grabbed Ace and threw him into the balcony rail. The wood shattered and fell like ajenga game. They both went over the edge and fell into the fountain below. Everyone just stopped for a few seconds and watched these two battle ...
Dalton J. Taylor, 2011
7
British Farmer's Magazine
roc it the average rate of seven acres a-day, or about 3i. 6d. 2. Mr. Toward, on the Prince Consort's farm at Oaborne, iu grabbed 94 acrea one way, and crossed 80 of them, 8 to 9 aches deep, in 32 days, viz. : 174 acrea at the rate of 5 J •era ...
‎1863
8
House of Holy Fools: A Family Portrait in Six Cracked Parts
In the kitchen with Daddy and a camera one morning, Lucy grabbed a banana and stuck it between two buttons on his blue corduroy shirt. She grabbed a second banana and stuck it down his open neck. She grabbed a third and stuck it in his ...
Amy Biancolli, 2004
9
The Unlikely Promise
CHAPTER. XVII. Grabbed. Grabbed. Charles Parcel Junior's letter to his family back home in western Virginia said that through an odd but peaceful meeting, he and a young Union soldier by the name of Josh had talked about home and the ...
Steven Green, 2008
10
Phamokate - Grabbed and Buried: Social and Cultural Figures ...
This book discusses the causes of expansion and describes the process of appropriation in different spheres of society, such as families, neighborhoods, and communities.
Georgia Rakelmann, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRABBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grabbed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pregnant woman followed and grabbed in suspected attempted …
A pregnant woman was grabbed and dragged towards a car in what police believe was an attempted kidnapping in the early hours of Sunday ... «ITV News, Jul 15»
2
Man grabbed, forced to withdraw money from ATMs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Police are investigating after a man told them he had been forced into a car and driven around to various ATMs ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
3
Teen grabbed Jersey City cop around neck, police say
A 17-year-old was arrested yesterday morning after he grabbed a cop by the neck, spat in the officer's eyes, and clawed and scratched at other ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
Vyapam scam: People in power grabbed the cookies, forgot jar's fate
Congress activists burn an effigy of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, demanding his resignation and a CBI probe into ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Police: Robber grabbed cash before shooting Durham store clerk …
Durham, N.C. — A Durham convenience store clerk killed last weekend was shot four times after he turned over the money in the store's cash ... «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
6
Woman chases cyclist who grabbed phone
A woman frantically chased after a pedal pushing crook who snatched the phone from her hands as she crossed an East Village street, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
7
Men grabbed and harassed female train conductor at Grimsby station
A group of men who grabbed and harassed a female train conductor are wanted by police. British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for help ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
LAPD: Man Killed Grabbed Officer's Taser
A man shot during an altercation with Los Angeles police officers in the Mid-Wilshire area on Thursday has died, the L.A. County coroner's ... «www.Officer.com, Jul 15»
9
LAPD: Man shot by police grabbed officer's Taser during struggle
At some point, Smith said, the man grabbed the Taser from the officer and used it on the officer's leg. The officer's partner then opened fire, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
10
U.S. ETFs Grabbed Record $103 Billion in 1H 2015
U.S.-listed ETFs grabbed $103 billion in the first six month of this year, a record, according to ETFGI. Previously, 2012′s $76-billion first-half ... «Barron's, Jul 15»

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