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   grasp

   /ɡrɑːsp/

   verb

   • 1. seize and hold firmly: "she grasped the bottle" Similar gripclutchclaspholdclenchlay hold ofcatchseizegrabsnatchlatch on tocatch atgrappleget one's hands onOpposite release
   • ▪ take (an opportunity) eagerly: "many companies grasped the opportunity to expand" Similar take advantage ofact onseizegrasp with both handsgrab (at)leap atsnatchjump atpounce onOpposite missoverlook
   • ▪ comprehend fully: "the press failed to grasp the significance of what had happened" Similar understandcomprehendfollowtake inrealizeperceiveseeapprehendassimilateabsorbmake sense ofmasterget to the bottom ofpenetrateinformal:getcatch on tofigure outget one's head aroundget a fix ontake on boardget the pictureget the driftmake head or tail oftwigsuss (out)

   noun

   • 1. a firm hold or grip: "the child slipped from her grasp" Similar gripholdclutchclaspclench
   • ▪ a person's power or capacity to attain something: "he knew success was within his grasp" Similar reachscopecapacitypowerlimitsrangecompass
   • ▪ a person's understanding: "meanings that are beyond my grasp" Similar understandingcomprehensionperceptionapprehensionawarenessgripconceptionrealizationknowledgecognizancekenmasterycommandinsightfamiliarity

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps related to grope.

   Derivatives

   • 1. graspable adjective
   • 2. grasper noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRASP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRASP definition: 1. to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly: 2. If you grasp an opportunity…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › graspGrasp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GRASP is to make the motion of seizing : clutch. How to use grasp in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grasp.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGRASP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   GRASP definition: 1. to take hold of something or someone firmly: 2. to understand something: 3. an understanding…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRASP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › graspGRASP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Grasp suggests actually seizing and closing the hand upon something (or, figuratively, thoroughly comprehending something) and therefore refers to what is within one's possession or immediate possibility of possession: a good grasp of a problem; immense mental grasp.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrasp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of grasp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › graspGrasp - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something. “he has a good grasp of accounting practices”. synonyms: appreciation, hold. see more. noun. an intellectual hold or understanding. “a terrible power had her in its grasp ”.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › graspGrasp - definition of grasp by The Free Dictionary

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   1. grasp - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices". appreciation, hold. discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect".

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › graspgrasp | meaning of grasp in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    grasp meaning, definition, what is grasp: to take and hold something firmly: Learn more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishgrasp verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    grasp to come to understand a fact, an idea, or how to do something: They failed to grasp the importance of his words. understand or grasp? You can use understand or grasp for the action of realizing the meaning or importance of something for the first time: It's a difficult concept for children to understand/grasp.