to take something from someone

These are all ways of saying that someone gets something from someone.

The most commonly used word for this is take.

If you want to talk about the physical act of taking something in your hand, you can use the expression take hold of.

If someone snatches something from someone, they take it from their hands quickly, roughly, and rudely.

If someone takes something from another person illegally, you say that they steal it, or in informal language, that they pinch it.

For more words meaning steal, see the article at steal.

The word seize is used when something is taken by the police or other officials, especially because it is illegal or will be useful to an official inquiry.

If you want to tell someone that you are happy for them to take something, you can say help yourself or, if there is more than one person, help yourselves.

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