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- [grasp, grahsp]
- /græsp, grɑsp/
- /ɡrɑːsp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grasp, grahsp]
- /græsp, grɑsp/
Definitions of grasp word
- verb with object grasp to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 1
- verb with object grasp to seize upon; hold firmly. 1
- verb with object grasp to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don't grasp your meaning. 1
- verb without object grasp to make an attempt to seize, or a motion of seizing, something (usually followed by at or for): a drowning man grasping at straws; to grasp for an enemy's rifle. 1
- noun grasp the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms: to make a grasp at something. 1
- noun grasp a hold or grip: to have a firm grasp of a rope. 1
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Origin of grasp
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English graspen, grapsen; cognate with Low German grapsen; akin to Old English gegræppian to seize (see grapple)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grasp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grasp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grasp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grasp
verb grasp
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- clutch — If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
- clasp — If you clasp someone or something, you hold them tightly in your hands or arms.
- corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
- land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
noun grasp
- clench — When you clench your fist or your fist clenches, you curl your fingers up tightly, usually because you are very angry.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
- cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- clamp — A clamp is a device that holds two things firmly together.
- clutches — power or control
Antonyms for grasp
verb grasp
- release — to lease again.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
noun grasp
- avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- misconception — an erroneous conception; mistaken notion.
- misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
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