grasp (gr sp)v. grasped, grasp·ing, grasps v.tr. 1. To take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand. 2. To clasp firmly with or as if with the hand. 3. To take hold of intellectually; comprehend. See Synonyms at apprehend. v.intr. 1. To make a motion of seizing, snatching, or clutching. 2. To show eager and prompt willingness or acceptance: grasps at any opportunity. n. 1. The act of grasping. 2. a. A firm hold or grip. b. An embrace. 3. The ability or power to seize or attain; reach: Victory in the election was within her grasp. 4. Understanding; comprehension: "only a vague intuitive grasp of the meaning of greatness in literature" (Gilbert Highet). [Middle English graspen; see ghrebh-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
grasp [grɑːsp]
vb
1. to grip (something) firmly with or as if with the hands
2. (when intr, often foll by at) to struggle, snatch, or grope (for)
3. (tr) to understand, esp with effort
n
1. the act of grasping
2. a grip or clasp, as of a hand
3. the capacity to accomplish (esp in the phrase within one's grasp)
4. total rule or possession
5. understanding; comprehension
[from Low German grapsen; related to Old English græppian to seize, Old Norse grāpa to steal]
graspable adj
grasper n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  grasp - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" sense - a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing" |
| 2. | grasp - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" | |
| 3. | grasp - an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" influence - a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job" tentacle - something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime" | |
| 4. |  grasp - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"choke hold, chokehold - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" embrace, embracement, embracing - the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing - the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) wrestling hold - a hold used in the sport of wrestling | |
| Verb | 1. | grasp - hold firmly latch on - take hold of or attach to; "The biochip latches onto the genes" cling, hang - hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" clasp - hold firmly and tightly |
| 2. |  grasp - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" figure - understand; "He didn't figure her" catch on, cotton on, get it, get onto, get wise, twig, latch on, tumble - understand, usually after some initial difficulty; "She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on" intuit - know or grasp by intuition or feeling digest - arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information" |
grasp
verb
1. grip, hold, catch, grab, seize, snatch, clutch, clinch, clasp, lay or take hold of He grasped both my hands.
2. understand, realize, take in, get, see, follow, catch on, comprehend, get the message about, get the picture about, catch or get the drift of The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.
noun
2. understanding, knowledge, grip, perception, awareness, realization, mastery, ken, comprehension They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
Translations
grasp [grɑːsp]
A. N
1. (= handclasp) → apretón m
to be within sb's grasp → estar al alcance de la mano de algn
he has a strong grasp → agarra muy fuerte
to lose one's grasp on sth → desasirse de algo
to be within sb's grasp → estar al alcance de la mano de algn
he has a strong grasp → agarra muy fuerte
to lose one's grasp on sth → desasirse de algo
2. (fig) (= power) → garras fpl, control m; (= range) → alcance m; (= understanding) → comprensión f
it's within everyone's grasp → está al alcance de todos
it is beyond my grasp → está fuera de mi alcance
to have a good grasp of sth → dominar algo
it's within everyone's grasp → está al alcance de todos
it is beyond my grasp → está fuera de mi alcance
to have a good grasp of sth → dominar algo
B. VT
1. (= take hold of) → agarrar, asir; (= hold firmly) → sujetar; [+ hand] → estrechar, apretar; [+ weapon etc] → empuñar
2. (fig) [+ chance, opportunity] → aprovechar; [+ power, territory] → apoderarse de
3. (= understand) → comprender, entender
grasp at VI + PREP
2. (fig) [+ hope] → aferrarse a; [+ opportunity] → aprovechar
grasp [ˈgrɑːsp]
vt
(= understand) → saisir, comprendre
n
(= grip) → poigne f
to slip from sb's grasp (fig) → échapper à qn
to have sth within one's grasp (fig) → avoir qch à sa portée
to be within sb's grasp (= be attainable) → être à la portée de qn
to be beyond sb's grasp (= be unattainable) → ne pas être à la portée de qn
to slip from sb's grasp (fig) → échapper à qn
to have sth within one's grasp (fig) → avoir qch à sa portée
to be within sb's grasp (= be attainable) → être à la portée de qn
to be beyond sb's grasp (= be unattainable) → ne pas être à la portée de qn
(= knowledge) → connaissance f
grasp at
vt fus (fig) [+ opportunity] → sauter sur
grasp
n
(= hold) → Griff m; he held my arm firmly in his grasp → er hielt meinen Arm mit festem Griff; the knife slipped from her grasp → das Messer rutschte ihr aus der Hand; just when peace/fame was within their grasp → gerade als Frieden/Ruhm greifbar nahe war or in greifbare Nähe gerückt war
(fig: = understanding) → Verständnis nt; to have a good grasp of something → etw gut beherrschen; her grasp of the language/subject is not very good → sie beherrscht die Sprache/das Gebiet nicht sehr gut; it is beyond his grasp → das geht über seinen Verstand; it’s within his grasp → das kann er verstehen or begreifen
grasp [grɑːsp]
grasp [grɑːsp]
1. n (grip) → presa
to lose one's grasp on reality (fig) → perdere contatto con la realtà
to have sth within one's grasp → avere qc a portata di mano
it is within everybody's grasp (fig) → è alla portata di tutti
it is beyond my grasp → non ci arrivo
to have a good grasp of (subject) → avere una buona padronanza di
he has a good grasp of the difficulties → si rende perfettamente conto dei problemi
to lose one's grasp on reality (fig) → perdere contatto con la realtà
to have sth within one's grasp → avere qc a portata di mano
it is within everybody's grasp (fig) → è alla portata di tutti
it is beyond my grasp → non ci arrivo
to have a good grasp of (subject) → avere una buona padronanza di
he has a good grasp of the difficulties → si rende perfettamente conto dei problemi
2. vt
a. (take hold of) → afferrare; (hold firmly) → stringere (fig) (chance, opportunity) → cogliere (al volo)
b. (understand, meaning, hint) → afferrare
grasp at vi + prep (rope) → afferrarsi a, aggrapparsi a (fig) (opportunity) → non farsi sfuggire, approfittare di
grasp [grɑːsp]
1. n (grip) → presa
to lose one's grasp on reality (fig) → perdere contatto con la realtà
to have sth within one's grasp → avere qc a portata di mano
it is within everybody's grasp (fig) → è alla portata di tutti
it is beyond my grasp → non ci arrivo
to have a good grasp of (subject) → avere una buona padronanza di
he has a good grasp of the difficulties → si rende perfettamente conto dei problemi
to lose one's grasp on reality (fig) → perdere contatto con la realtà
to have sth within one's grasp → avere qc a portata di mano
it is within everybody's grasp (fig) → è alla portata di tutti
it is beyond my grasp → non ci arrivo
to have a good grasp of (subject) → avere una buona padronanza di
he has a good grasp of the difficulties → si rende perfettamente conto dei problemi
2. vt
a. (take hold of) → afferrare; (hold firmly) → stringere (fig) (chance, opportunity) → cogliere (al volo)
b. (understand, meaning, hint) → afferrare
grasp at vi + prep (rope) → afferrarsi a, aggrapparsi a (fig) (opportunity) → non farsi sfuggire, approfittare di
v grasp [graːsp]
1 to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary. gryp, aangryp يَمْسِك ب улавям uchopit, chopit se gribe ergreifen αρπάζω, δράττομαι asir, agarrar; apretar, empuñar haarama محکم گرفتن tarttua empoigner, saisir לֶאֱחוֹז पकड़ना uhvatiti, dohvatiti megragad menangkap grípa (um) afferrare; cogliere つかむ 꽉 쥐다 nutverti, sugriebti satvert merebut (vast)pakken gripe/ta (fatt i) chwycić agarrar a apuca, a înhăţa ухватиться chopiť sa zagrabiti zgrabiti fatta [], gripa จับ kavramak 抓住 хапати; схоплювати ہاتھوں سے تھامنا túm; bám 抓紧
2 to understand I can't grasp what he's getting at. begryp يَفْهَم разбирам pochopit forstå; fatte begreifen αντιλαμβάνομαι captar, coger, comprender, entender taipama درک کردن tajuta saisir לִתפוֹס, לְהָבִין समझना, ग्रहण करना shvatiti, razumjeti megért memahami skilja, grípa capire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, suvokti aptvert faham begrijpen begripe, fatte, forstå pojąć compreender a pricepe понять pochopiť doumeti razumeti fatta, begripa เข้าใจ anlamak 領悟 збагнути, зрозуміти مفہوم کو سمجھنا hiểu thấu 领会
n
1 a grip with one's hand etc Have you got a good grasp on that rope? greep قَبْضَه، مَسْكَه хватка uchopení, sevření greb der Griff σφιχτό πιάσιμο, σφίξιμο asimiento, apretón; control, dominio haare چنگ ote prise אֲחִיזָה पकड़ čvrst zahvat megragadás genggaman grip presa 握ること 꽉 쥐기 nusitvėrimas, sugniaužimas tvēriens genggaman grep, tak chwyt aperto înhăţare хватка; крепкое сжатие uchopenie prijem stisak grepp, tag การคว้า kavrama, sıkıca tutma 抓 хватка پکڑ sự cầm lấy 抓
2 the ability to understand His ideas are quite beyond my grasp. begrip إدراك، فَهْم схватливост chápání forståelse; fatteevne die Auffassungsgabe αντίληψη entendimiento, comprensión, capacidad, conocimientos arusaam فهم taju compréhension תְּפִיסָה समझ, बोध poimanje, shvaćanje felfogóképesség pengertian skilningur comprensione 理解 이해력 suvokimas uztveres spēja; saprašana pemahaman begrip fatteevne zdolność pojmowania alcance înţelegere понимание chápanie razumevanje razumecanje fattningsförmåga, horisont ความสามารถในการเข้าใจ anlayış 領悟力 опанування سمجھنے کی صلاحیت sự hiểu biết 理解力
adj grasping
greedy (especially for money) a grasping old man. grypsugtige, inhalige جَشِع، طَمّاع алчен lakomý grisk habgierig άπληστος, φιλάργυρος avaricioso, codicioso, avaro ahne حریص ahne avare חַמדָן पकड़ने वाला, लालची pohlepan kapzsi serakah ágjarn, gráðugur avido 欲深い 탐욕스런 godus, gobšus mantkārīgs; alkatīgs tamak inhalig, hebzuchtig grådig, grisk, begjærlig zachłanny ganancioso hrăpăreţ, lacom алчный lakomý grabežljiv nezasit sniken, girig โลภ açgözlü, gözü doymaz 貪婪的 жадібний, скупий لالچی tham lam 贪婪的
grasp → يَقْبِض على uchopit fatte festhalten γραπώνω captar saada ote jostakin saisir shvatiti afferrare しっかりつかむ 붙잡다 grijpen fatte chwycić agarrar схватывать fatta คว้า kavramak nắm chặt 抓住
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