grabbed, seized
Mary afferrò il suo cappotto.
Mary grabbed her coat.
He grabbed my hand.
Mario afferrò Giulietta alla vita e la gettò in mare.
Mario grabbed Juliet by the waist and threw her into the sea.
Fu allora che mi afferrò il polso, in modo piuttosto violento.
It was then that he grabbed my wrist, quite violently.
— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)
He grabbed her hand.
The guard grabbed him.