English

Detailed Synonyms for grasp in English

grasp:

to grasp verb (grasps, grasped, grasping)

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

  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 ~] noun
      • she kept a firm hold on the railing1
    • grasp [the ~] noun
    • clutch [the ~] noun
    • grip [the ~] noun
      • he has a strong grip for an old man1
    • clench [the ~] noun
    • clasp [the ~] noun
      • he released his clasp on my arm1
    • clutches [the ~] noun
  3. the grasp
    – an intellectual hold or understanding 1
    the grasp; the grip
    – an intellectual hold or understanding 1
    • grasp [the ~] noun
      • a terrible power had her in its grasp1
    • grip [the ~] noun
      • 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
    • range [the ~] noun
    • reach [the ~] noun
    • grasp [the ~] noun
    • compass [the ~] noun
      • within the compass of education1
  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 ~] noun
    • grasp [the ~] noun
      • he has a good grasp of accounting practices1
    • appreciation [the ~] noun

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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