Grasp

/ɡɹɑːsp/

Synonyms for "grasp" (370 found)

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Closest matches (74)

Noun(19 words)

clasp clutch grip hold appreciation apprehending apprehensions aten capture capturing catching catchings clasping clasps claw clawing clench clenches clenching

Verb(16 words)

hold onappreciated appreciates apprehend apprehended apprehends beclasp begrasp begrip belock capture caught clasped clawed clench clinch

abduct absorb accept acquaintance acquire adhereadhere toagglomerate appreciate apprehend apprehension appropriate assimilate awarenessbe acquainted withbe apprised ofbe aware ofbe cognizant ofbe conscious ofbe conversant with

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be informedbe with onebear hugbite bunchcarry offcatchcatch onclaim clairvoyance clamp clasp claws cleavecleave toclench clinch

Adjective(2 words)

clear understandingclenched

Strong matches (111)

Noun(30 words)

clinches clinching clutches clutching collar compasscomplete understandingcomprehend comprehending comprehension comprehensions control cotton cottons fathoming fathomsfirm gripfthm getting glove

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gloves grab grabbing grabs grapples grappling grasping gripping grips grokking

clingcling toclinging clip clot cluster clutch clutches coagulate cognize cohere command compass comprehend comprehension conceive conception conceptualization conceptualize congeal

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conglomerate controldeath gripdig digest discern domination dominion drain embrace envisage eye familiarity fathom figurefirm holdfollow foothold footing foreknowledgefreeze togather genius getget hold ofget the driftget the hang ofget the ideaget the picturegrab grapple grip gripe

Verb(27 words)

cling clutch clutched cognise compass comprehend comprehended comprehends cottoningdemonstrate understandingdig discover enclasp fang fathomed fondleget the picturegets glaum got

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grab grabbed grabble grip gripped grok grokked

Adjective(1 words)

conceptual understanding

Related words (185)

Verb(28 words)

groks handledhang onheld holdhold tightleaped lunged mastered nab nim palmed penetrate savvied savvy savvyingsee also notesees seize seized

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seizes stranglehold take took twigged understands understood wises

grow togetherhaft hand handle hands hanghang onhang on tohang togetherhavehave information abouthave it tapedhave knowledge ofhelm helve holdhold fasthold onhold on tohold tight

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hold togetherhug ideation intellection intelligenceiron gripiron handjurisdictionkeep hold ofken kidnap know knowledge learn lock makemake outmass master mastership masterymental graspmesh nabnever let gonip notice obtain palm partake penetrate perceive perception persist pierce pinch pocket possess possession power precognition prehend prehension purchase read realize receive recognizereins of governmentrelate sagacity savvy see seizeseize the meaningseizure sense set shanghai snap snatch solidify sovereignty staystay putsteal stickstick tostick togethersurprise suzerainty sway taketake hold oftake intalons tenure throttletight griptoehold twig twitch understand understanding wisdom wit wotwot of

Noun(44 words)

handgrip handholdhandle chemicalshandle materialshandles handling holding holds huggingicelandic haldainfluence insight insights kenning ketchlearn verblearning concept activitylearning concept approachlearning conceptslearning example

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palm piercesplastic watering can handlepounces range reachromanian înțelegeresavvies saw scruffs seeing seize seizingsentence comprehensionsnatch snatches tomas twigging twigs understand understanding understandingswatering can handlewrists

Adjective(5 words)

inferential understandinglearning activitiesoral understanding skilltrue understandingwhole entity concept

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More general

20 entries

apprehension capability capableness cognition discernment grasping hold holding influencemanual actionmental processphysical actionpotentiality power prehension savvy

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More specific

11 entries

clasp clout clutch comprehension dominance grip handhold insight interpretation seize understanding

Collocations

10 entries

deep graspfirm graspgrasp an opportunitygrasp of conceptsgrasp the conceptgrasp the meaninghandholdhave a graspmental graspstrong grip

Inflections

3 entries

grasped grasping grasps

Derivations

6 entries

graspability graspable graspably grasped grasping grasps

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking.

Source: tatoeba (19958)

We fail to grasp the meaning of the word.

Source: tatoeba (23195)

Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds.

Source: tatoeba (33915)

The situation is beyond my grasp.

Source: tatoeba (47045)

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