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grasp graspsgraspinggrasped

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verbIf you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly.He grasped both my hands.She was trying to grasp at something.If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it.The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis.He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife.nounA grasp is a very firm hold or grip.His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it.The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages.She allowed victory to slip from her grasp....the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants.A grasp of something is an understanding of it.They have a good grasp of foreign languages. C1

word	grasp
definition	verb If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. He grasped both my hands. She was trying to grasp at something. If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it. The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis. He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife. noun A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp. If you say that something is in someone's grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it. The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp. ...the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants. A grasp of something is an understanding of it. They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
inflections	graspsgraspinggrasped
cefr-level	C1

Grasp Grasped Hand Hold Firm Control Lose Verb