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01ichidan verb · transitive

to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

02ichidan verb · transitive

to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

03ichidan verb · transitive

to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain

04ichidan verb · transitive

towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

as 〜をつかまえて

警察が容疑者を捕まえた。

The policeman got the suspect.

Tatoeba #176278

その男は少年の手をつかまえた。

The man took the boy by the hand.

Tatoeba #208034

ここでタクシーをつかまえられますか。

Can I catch a taxi here?

Tatoeba #224661

掴まえる捉まえる (rarely used kanji form)

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