Grasp

//ɡɹɑːsp//

Synonyms for "grasp" (256 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (52)

Strong matches (76)

Related words (128)

grow together haft hand handle hands hang hang on hang on to hang together have have information about have it taped have knowledge of helm helve hold fast hold on hold on to hold tight hold together

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Verb(16 words)

hang on hold hold tight jump at the chance jump on nab nail nim pick up on pinch rape savvy seize stranglehold take twig

Noun(4 words)

hold range reach thrall

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

14 entries

apprehension capability capableness discernment grasping hold influence potentiality prehension savvy seizing taking hold understand understanding

More specific

4 entries

embrace foregrasp handle snatch

Synonyms

9 entries

appreciation clasp compass comprehend get picture grip hold jump at chance understanding

Related terms

6 entries

capture grab grapple grave groove grovel

derived

23 entries

a drowning man will grasp at a straw a drowning man will grasp at straws begrasp beyond someone's grasp engrasp foregrasp grasp at a straw grasp at straws grasp for straws grasp the nettle graspability graspable grasper graspful graspless handgrasp

Showing 16 of 23 words.

has context

2 entries

object oriented design software

manner of

1 entries

hold

related to

8 entries

ability accessible grip reach seize take advantage understand understanding

Translations

188 translations across 48 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

kap verb (to grip)
kap verb (to understand)

Arabic

4 entries

قَبْضَة noun (grip)
شد verb (to grip)
قبط verb (to grip)
مسك verb (to grip)

Armenian

1 entries

կառչել verb (to grip)

Bhojpuri

1 entries

पकड़ noun (grip)

Bulgarian

4 entries

разбиране noun (understanding)
схватливост noun (understanding)
хватка noun (grip)
хващане noun (grip)

Catalan

4 entries

abast noun (that which is accessible)
comprensió noun (understanding)
comprendre verb (to understand)
prendre verb (to grip)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

把握 verb (to grip)
抓 verb (to grip)
抓住 verb (to grip)
掌握 verb (to understand)

Czech

4 entries

porozumění noun (understanding)
sevření noun (grip)
uchopení noun (grip)
pochopit verb (to understand)

Danish

3 entries

begribe verb (to understand)
fatte verb (to understand)
gribe verb (to grip)

Dutch

4 entries

begrip noun (understanding)
grip noun (grip)
begrijpen verb (to understand)
grijpen verb (to grip)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

авалташ verb (to grip)

Esperanto

1 entries

kompreni verb (to understand)

Estonian

3 entries

aru saama verb (to understand)
hoomama verb (to understand)
mõistma verb (to understand)

Finnish

4 entries

käsillä noun (that which is accessible)
käsissä noun (that which is accessible)
käsitys noun (understanding)
ote noun (grip)

French

4 entries

agripper verb (to grip)
comprendre verb (to understand)
saisir verb (to grip)
saisir verb (to understand)

German

4 entries

Griff noun (grip)
Verständnis noun (understanding)
begreifen verb (to understand)
erfassen verb (to grip)

Greek

4 entries

άδραγμα noun (grip)
αντίληψη noun (understanding)
κατανόηση noun (understanding)
λαβή noun (grip)

Hebrew

3 entries

הבנה noun (understanding)
לפיתה noun (grip)
תפיסה noun (understanding)

Hindi

1 entries

पकड़ noun (grip)

Hungarian

2 entries

felfog verb (to understand)
átérez verb (to understand)

Italian

4 entries

a portata di mano noun (that which is accessible)
comprensione noun (understanding)
padronanza noun (understanding)
presa noun (grip)

Japanese

2 entries

分かる verb (to understand)
掴む verb (to grip)

Konkani

1 entries

कळचे verb (to understand)

Latin

4 entries

prehendō verb (to grip)
sūmō verb (to grip)
teneō verb (to grip)
teneō verb (to understand)

Manchu

1 entries

ᠵᠠᡶᠠᠮᠪᡳ verb (to grip)

Māori

4 entries

aurara verb (to grip)
hao verb (to take advantage of a situation or of something)
haohao verb (to take advantage of a situation or of something)
mamau verb (to grip)

Norman

1 entries

gaffer verb (to grip)

Northern Mansi

1 entries

а̄лмаяӈкве verb (to grip)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

begripe verb (to understand)
fatte verb (to understand)
forstå verb (to understand)

Old English

1 entries

āgrāpian verb (to grip)

Ottoman Turkish

4 entries

آوجلامق verb (to grip)
آڭلامق verb (to understand)
طوتمق verb (to grip)
پنچهلمك verb (to grip)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Hool noun (grip)

Polish

4 entries

pojęcie noun (understanding)
rozumienie noun (understanding)
uchwyt noun (grip)
zrozumienie noun (understanding)

Portuguese

4 entries

alcance noun (that which is accessible)
compreensão noun (understanding)
agarrar verb (to grip)
compreender verb (to understand)

Quechua

2 entries

chariy verb (to grip)
hap'iy verb (to grip)

Russian

4 entries

обуча́емость noun (understanding)
усвое́ние noun (understanding)
понима́ть verb (to understand)
поня́ть verb (to understand)

Sango

1 entries

kamata verb (to grip)

Sanskrit

1 entries

घिण्णते verb (to grip)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

glacadh noun (grip)

Sicilian

1 entries

affirrari verb (to grip)

Spanish

4 entries

aferramiento noun (grip)
alcance noun (that which is accessible)
aprehensión noun (grip)
asimiento noun (grip)

Swedish

4 entries

begrepp noun (understanding)
förståelse noun (understanding)
grepp noun (grip)
grepp noun (that which is accessible)

Tamil

1 entries

கிரகி verb (to understand)

Telugu

3 entries

ఆకళింపు చేసుకొను verb (to understand)
గ్రహించు verb (to understand)
పట్టుకొను verb (to grip)

Tocharian B

1 entries

eṅk verb (to grip)

Turkish

2 entries

kavramak verb (to grip)
kavramak verb (to understand)

Volapük

1 entries

gleipön verb (to grip)

Walloon

1 entries

apicî verb (to grip)

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)

Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.

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