English

Detailed Synonyms for grasp in English

grasp:

to grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)

  1. to grasp
    to realize; to contain; to grasp; to get to know; to hold; to realise
    • realize verbe, américain (realizes, realized, realizing)
    • contain verbe (contains, contained, containing)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • get to know verbe (gets to know, got to know, getting to know)
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
    • realise verbe, britannique
  2. to grasp
    to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to get
    • understand verbe (understands, understood, understanding)
    • comprehend verbe (comprehends, comprehended, comprehending)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
  3. to grasp
    to clasp; to clutch; to grip; to grasp; to seize
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
  4. to grasp
    to grasp; caught; to snatch; to seize; to grip; to catch; to snatch away; to drag; to clutch; to yearn; to reach; to slog away; to toil and moil; to rummage about; to rout; to clasp; to pilfer; to snout; to slave away; to stick; to root; to scratch
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • caught verbe
    • snatch verbe (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • snatch away verbe (snatchs away, snatched away, snatching away)
    • drag verbe (drags, dragged, dragging)
    • clutch verbe (clutchs, clutched, clutching)
    • yearn verbe (yearns, yearned, yearning)
    • reach verbe (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • slog away verbe (slogs away, slogged away, slogging away)
    • toil and moil verbe (toils and moil, toiled and moiled, toiling and moiling)
    • rummage about verbe (rummages about, rummaged about, rummaging about)
    • rout verbe (routs, routed, routing)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • pilfer verbe (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • snout verbe (snouts, snouted, snouting)
    • slave away verbe (slaves away, slaved away, slaving away)
    • stick verbe (sticks, sticked, sticking)
    • root verbe (roots, rooted, rooting)
    • scratch verbe (scratches, scratched, scratching)
  5. to grasp
    to grab; to clamp; to grasp; to take hold of; to clasp; to catch; to seize; to grip
    • grab verbe (grabs, grabbed, grabbing)
    • clamp verbe (clamps, clamped, clamping)
    • grasp verbe (grasps, grasped, grasping)
    • take hold of verbe (takes hold of, took hold of, taking hold of)
    • clasp verbe (clasps, clasped, clasping)
    • catch verbe (catches, catched, catching)
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • grip verbe (grips, gripped, gripping)
  6. to grasp
    – get the meaning of something 1
    to grasp; to dig; to comprehend; compass; apprehend; grok; savvy; get the picture
    – get the meaning of something 1
  7. to grasp
    – hold firmly 1
    to grasp; hold on
    – hold firmly 1

Conjugations for grasp:

present
  1. grasp
  2. grasp
  3. grasps
  4. grasp
  5. grasp
  6. grasp
simple past
  1. grasped
  2. grasped
  3. grasped
  4. grasped
  5. grasped
  6. grasped
present perfect
  1. have grasped
  2. have grasped
  3. has grasped
  4. have grasped
  5. have grasped
  6. have grasped
past continuous
  1. was grasping
  2. were grasping
  3. was grasping
  4. were grasping
  5. were grasping
  6. were grasping
future
  1. shall grasp
  2. will grasp
  3. will grasp
  4. shall grasp
  5. will grasp
  6. will grasp
continuous present
  1. am grasping
  2. are grasping
  3. is grasping
  4. are grasping
  5. are grasping
  6. are grasping
subjunctive
  1. be grasped
  2. be grasped
  3. be grasped
  4. be grasped
  5. be grasped
  6. be grasped
diverse
  1. grasp!
  2. let's grasp!
  3. grasped
  4. grasping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

grasp [the ~] nom

  1. the grasp
    the comprehension; the understanding; the notion; the grasp
  2. the grasp
    – the act of grasping 1
    the hold; the grasp; the clutch; the grip; the clench; the clasp; the clutches
    – the act of grasping 1
    • hold [the ~] nom
      • she kept a firm hold on the railing1
    • grasp [the ~] nom
    • clutch [the ~] nom
    • grip [the ~] nom
      • he has a strong grip for an old man1
    • clench [the ~] nom
    • clasp [the ~] nom
      • he released his clasp on my arm1
    • clutches [the ~] nom
  3. the grasp
    – an intellectual hold or understanding 1
    the grasp; the grip
    – an intellectual hold or understanding 1
    • grasp [the ~] nom
      • a terrible power had her in its grasp1
    • grip [the ~] nom
      • a good grip on French history1
      • they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities1
      • he was in the grip of a powerful emotion1
  4. the grasp
    – the limit of capability 1
    the range; the reach; the grasp; the compass
    – the limit of capability 1
  5. the grasp
    – understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something 1
    the hold; the grasp; the appreciation
    – understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something 1
    • hold [the ~] nom
    • grasp [the ~] nom
      • he has a good grasp of accounting practices1
    • appreciation [the ~] nom

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Related Definitions for "grasp":

  1. the act of grasping1
  2. an intellectual hold or understanding1
    • a terrible power had her in its grasp1
  3. the limit of capability1
  4. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something1
    • he has a good grasp of accounting practices1
  5. get the meaning of something1
  6. hold firmly1

Related Synonyms for grasp