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Synonyms for grasp
græsp, grɑspgrasp

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grasp

    A person may obtain a situation by the intercession of friends, he procures a dinner by paying for it. Attain is a lofty word, pointing to some high or desirable result; a man attains the mountain summit, he attains honor or learning as the result of strenuous and earnest labor. Even that usage of attain which has been thought to refer to mere progress of time carries the thought of a result desired; as, to attain to old age; the man desires to live to a good old age; we should not speak of his attaining his dotage. One may attain an object that will prove not worth his labor, but what he achieves is in itself great and splendid; as, the Greeks at Marathon achieved a glorious victory. Compare DO; GET; REACH.

    Synonyms:
    accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, master, obtain, procure, reach, secure, win

    Antonyms:
    abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. grasp

    Synonyms:
    seize, hold, clasp, retain, comprehend, catch, grip, clutch, grapple

    Antonyms:
    loose, lose, abandon, relinquish, surrender, release, miss, misunderstand

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. appreciation, grasp, holdnoun

    understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

    "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

    Synonyms:
    clutch, compass, storage area, delay, time lag, detainment, range, keep, reach, grip, perceptiveness, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, taste, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, admiration, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, discernment, cargo hold

  2. compass, range, reach, graspnoun

    the limit of capability

    "within the compass of education"

    Synonyms:
    clutch, compass, chain, appreciation, clench, orbit, reach, range of mountains, ambit, clutches, hold, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, stretch, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, clasp, reaching, mountain chain, grip, cooking stove, stove, mountain range

  3. grip, graspnoun

    an intellectual hold or understanding

    "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"

    Synonyms:
    clutch, compass, traction, bag, clench, bobby pin, range, travelling bag, reach, grip, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, adhesive friction, hairgrip, clasp, traveling bag, clutches, suitcase

  4. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdverb

    the act of grasping

    "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

    Synonyms:
    compass, bobby pin, detainment, batch, traveling bag, range, clutches, custody, reach, postponement, suitcase, clench, keep, clutch bag, time lag, clutch pedal, detention, handgrip, hairgrip, clasp, hold, clutch, appreciation, storage area, cargo area, grip, traction, handle, travelling bag, cargo deck, wait, clinch, cargo hold, adhesive friction, delay, bag

  5. grasp, hold onverb

    hold firmly

    Synonyms:
    dig, apprehend, hang on, persevere, savvy, hang in, stop, keep, persist, grok, hold on, compass, get the picture, comprehend, hold the line

  6. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

    get the meaning of something

    "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

    Synonyms:
    quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, comprehend, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. arkenverb

    paying attention to something important, usually heard or seen in a statement of a writing or spoken words.

    arken to the word of god, a culprit's who was found guilty arken to the code of conduct by the constitution.

    Submitted by abiolahjosh on December 30, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. graspverb

    Synonyms:
    clasp, gripe, seize, clinch, clutch, catch, grapple, lay hold of

  2. graspnoun

    Synonyms:
    clasp, gripe

  3. graspnoun

    Synonyms:
    hold, possession

  4. graspnoun

    Synonyms:
    reach, power of seizing or of comprehending

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. graspnoun

    Synonyms:
    seizure, apprehension, gripe, clasp, grip, prehension, hold, possession, comprehension, understanding

  2. graspverb

    Synonyms:
    seize, clutch, clinch, clasp, gripe, struggle, wrestle, comprehend, understand

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "grasp":

    seize, grasping, understand, understanding, scope, mastery, capture, master

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How to use grasp in a sentence?

  1. Actress Bette Midler:

    Egyptians, in history and today, have NEVER been white. BRING BACK GEOGRAPHY!! It's Africa! dear Hollywood, Egypt is in Africa. Northern to be exact. Why is that so hard to grasp? Stop gentrifying African countries.

  2. David Doniger:

    If he has any grasp of scientific and legal reality, he would realize that it's a fool's errand to reverse the endangerment determination, this could be a way for him to keep the right-wing fringe groups occupied and also accomplish the goal of further confusing the public debate.

  3. Nathaniel Hawthorne:

    Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

  4. Michelle Obama:

    Here's why a movie like this is important: see, the vast majority of Americans will never see these stories. They will never grasp these issues on an emotional level without portrayals like this.

  5. George Washington Carver:

    I hold before you my hand with each finger standing erect and alone, and as long as they are held thus, not one of the tasks that the hand may preform can be accomplished. I cannot lift. I cannot grasp. I cannot hold. I cannot even make an intelligible sign until my fingers organize and work together. In this we should also learn a lesson.


Translations for grasp

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  • يفهم، يمسك، يقب, قبضةArabic
  • comprendreCatalan, Valencian
  • uchopit, porozumění, uchopení, stisknout, pochopit, sevřeníCzech
  • gribe, begribeDanish
  • begreifen, Griff, erfassen, greifen, verstehen, VerständnisGerman
  • ekteniEsperanto
  • asimiento, asir, agarrar, comprensión, comprenderSpanish
  • فهمPersian
  • käsittää, käsillä, ote, käsitys, taju, ymmärrys, tarttua, käsissä, tajuta, puristaaFinnish
  • agripper, comprendre, saisirFrench
  • glacadhScottish Gaelic
  • לפיתה, הבנה, תפיסהHebrew
  • átérez, felfogHungarian
  • կառչելArmenian
  • genggamanIndonesian
  • avvinghiarsi, presa, comprendere, padronanza, agguantare, avvinghiare, stretta, afferrare, comprensione, capireItalian
  • לִתְפּוֹסHebrew
  • 掴むJapanese
  • ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿKannada
  • sumo, teneoLatin
  • mamauMāori
  • begrijpen, grip, snappen, vastpakken, begrip, grijpenDutch
  • begripeNorwegian
  • pojęcie, trzymać, pojmować, rozumieć, uchwyt, chwytać, zrozumienie, rozumieniePolish
  • compreensão, alcance, compreender, agarrar, entenderPortuguese
  • схватить, понять, хватать, схватывать, пониматьRussian
  • förståelse, gripa, grepp, räckhåll, begrepp, begripa, greppa, fattaSwedish
  • పట్టుకొను, ఆకళింపు చేసుకొను, గ్రహించుTelugu
  • kavramakTurkish
  • gleipönVolapük
  • 把握Chinese

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