Sekirov Dictionary

grasp

UK /ɡɹɑːsp/US /ɡɹæsp/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 6
phrases 1

noun3

•
Grip.
- A vagrant gust of wind snatched the note from my grasp.
•
Understanding.
- There is for the mind but one grasp of happiness: from that uppermost pinnacle of wisdom, whence we see that this world is well designed. — 1859
•
That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
- The goal is within my grasp.

verb3

•
To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- How few! yet how they creep / Through my fingers to the deep, / While I weep—while I weep! / O God! can I not grasp / Them with a tighter clasp? — 1849
To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
•
To understand.
- I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.

forms

grasped · graspt · grasping · graspeth · grasps · graspest

Phrases with grasp

grasp at straws
To guess randomly or pursue any apparent option, due to a lack of clear choices or information.

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