grasp

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /græsp/

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Verb

Plain form grasp

Third-person singular grasps

Past tense grasped

Past participle grasped

Present participle grasping

1. (transitive) If you grasp something, you hold it tightly in a hand or hands.

   I had to grasp the ball because I was stressed.

2. (transitive) If you grasp something, you understand it for the first time.

   She tried to explain it simply, but I just couldn't grasp it.