Persian English Dictionary

فارسی - English

گرفتن in English:

1. get get


If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn.
Get up.
Get rid of that heap of old newspapers.
If you leave your textbooks at school during the break, they'll get confiscated.
Why don't we stop arguing over these piddling matters and get to the issues at hand?
I never for a moment imagined we wouldn't get home before the storm hit.
Do you think you can get me to Union Station by a quarter after?
My mother visits the dentist's every other day to get her teeth fixed.
Why don't you get rid of your motorcycle? You never ride it any more.
When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
Now that I have enough money, I can get that camera.
In order to get the coconut milk, you must first crack the coconut open.
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.
In order to get some information about Japanese economic problems, you'll find this book very useful.
If you want to get elected, you're going to have to improve your public image.

2. take take


Take care.
It is not necessary for you to take his advice if you don't want to.
We must take protective measures against floods.
Take one tablet a day until all of the medicine is gone.
Take lots of vitamin C to avoid catching cold.
Tom doesn't know whether he should take on the job or not.
Because I didn't take the bus, I'm still not home.
Taking a hot bath helps me take my mind off my worries.
You'll save yourself a lot of time if you take the car.
If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities.
Don't take it for granted that the nature is always there to help us.
Instead of cleaning the house today, I think I'll take a walk.
Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
On weekends, I take my dogs out for a long walk in the park.
Although teachers give a lot of advice, students don't always take it.

3. grab grab


Grab him.
I had to grab her to keep her from falling.
In case of fire, I would grab my flute and escape.
You have to grab every opportunity life gives you.
I was so late I only had time to grab my coat and rush out of the door.
Set to poke up through the ground and grab you.
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
It might grab you, it might engage you more than anything else. He grabbed my interest and I started listening to his story.
I'll just grab a coffee and be with you in a second.
Grab - Take something quickly in your hand. eg The rober grabbed Mary's purse.
On seeing the shark the young women grabbed the capitain's arm and held onto him
if you grab something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
Lucy grabbed at the ropes, burning red stripes across her hands.
grab (n),

English word "گرفتن"(grab) occurs in sets:

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4. Catch Catch


Catch him.
What's your favorite kind of fish to catch?
He doesn't want to leave the room because he's afraid that he'll catch another cold.
Some Italian fashion designers are saying that white bathing suits will catch on this year.
Since I was sick for a week, I'm making every possible effort to catch up.
I will catch up on my homework tonight.
Is it possible to catch AIDS from toilet seats? "No, it isn't."
If you catch a cold, you cannot easily get rid of it.
She won't leave the room, because she doesn't want to catch another cold.
That offer sounds too good to be true. What's the catch?
I've got 20 bucks that says we'll catch the escaped prisoners before daybreak.
You may catch him, if you call at his office before eight.
I'll let you off this time, but I don't ever want to catch you stealing again.
It's possible, though rare, for humans to catch diseases from animals.
You may catch sight of our house from the train.