grasp in English

noun

1

a firm hold or grip.

the child slipped from her grasp

synonyms: grip, hold, clutch, clasp, clench, control, power, clutches, command, domination, rule, tyranny

verb

1

seize and hold firmly.

she grasped the bottle

synonyms: grip, clutch, clasp, hold, clench, catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to

noun

grip, hold, clutch, clasp, clench
control, power, clutches, command, domination, rule, tyranny
reach, scope, power, limits, range, sights
understanding, comprehension, perception, apprehension, awareness, grip, knowledge, mastery, command
reach, range, compass
hold, appreciation
grip, clutches, hold, clasp, clench, clutch
grip

verb

grip, understand, take advantage of, hold on, grok
grip, clutch, clasp, hold, clench, catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to
understand, comprehend, follow, take in, perceive, see, apprehend, assimilate, absorb, get, catch on to, figure out, get one's head around, take on board
take advantage of, act on, seize, leap at, snatch, jump at, pounce on
hold on
grok, savvy, dig, comprehend, apprehend, get the picture, compass

Use "grasp" in a sentence

1. Grasp all, lose all.

2. Grasp the thistle firmly.

3. Language within our grasp.

4. You grasp your Mandrake firmly.

5. I don't grasp your meaning.

6. 21 synonyms for Clench: clasp, clutch, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, seize, clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, hold

7. Slow to Grasp the Point

8. * His daughter squealing in my grasp *

9. Did you grasp the overall situation?

10. Her grasp of the issues was impressive.

11. 6 Did you grasp the overall situation?

12. You reach out and grasp the handle.

13. Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender.

14. I wrenched the packet from his grasp.

15. She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.

16. His grasp of international realities was masterly.

17. Synonyms: appreciation, apprehension, grasp… Antonyms: inComprehension, nonComprehension…

18. The bag was wrenched from her grasp.

19. She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts.

20. I failed to grasp the film's central concept.

21. She felt a firm grasp on her hand.

22. He cannot grasp the realities of the situation.

23. She has a comprehensive grasp of the subject.

24. I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation.

25. He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp.

26. Clench (v.) "to grasp firmly," c

27. I failed to grasp the film's central Concept.

28. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.

29. He has a sound grasp of the issues.

30. I have only a rudimentary grasp of physics.

31. You must release your grasp of the rope.

32. 20 You must release your grasp of the rope.

33. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.

34. 2 He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.

35. I managed to wrest the photograph from his grasp.

36. She failed to grasp the significance of these facts.

37. They painted mental images that were easy to grasp.

38. He also had a masterful grasp of teaching methods.

39. It's hard to grasp, but it's an incredible fact.

40. We have in our grasp a truly glorious future.

41. We need to grasp the nettle of prison reform.

42. 17 synonyms for Comprehension: understanding, grasp, conception, realization, sense

43. Just try and grasp the essentials of the argument.

44. Grasp the shadow and let go the substance. 

45. Understand and grasp the basic characteristics of isentropic flow.

46. To grasp today, summing up yesterday, and create tomorrow.

47. I'm afraid my grasp of economics is rather limited.

48. It's very simple, once you grasp the concept . Sentencedict.com

49. We need a government that will grasp the nettle.

50. Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you.