Grasps can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| grasp - hold firmly | ||
| grasp - get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?" | ||
Noun |
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| grasp - grip. | ||
| grasp - understanding. | ||
| grasp - That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability. |
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| 1. | verb | There, reft of arms, poor Troilus, rash to dare / Achilles, by his horses dragged amain, / hangs from his empty chariot. Neck and hair / trail on the ground; his hand still grasps the rein; / the spear inverted scores the dusty plain. | |
| 2. | verb | He so easily grasps what I feel. | |
| 3. | verb | Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking. | |
| 4. | verb | We fail to grasp the meaning of the word. | |
| 5. | verb | Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds. | |
| 6. | verb | I was able to grasp the main points of the speech. | |
| 7. | verb | Grasp all, lose all. | |
| 8. | verb | He tried to grasp the rail. | |
| 9. | verb | She is able to grasp the situation. | |
| 10. | verb | We couldn't grasp the meaning of what he was trying to say. | |
| 11. | verb | It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge. | |
| 12. | verb | Sometimes I can't really grasp the meaning of a word. | |
| 13. | verb | I feel that Tatoeba has become a very warm and cozy place for us language lovers; especially for all those of us who can grasp and learn languages relatively easily and quickly. | |
| 14. | verb | May I awaken within the dream and grasp the fact that I am dreaming so that all dream-like beings may likewise awaken from the nightmare of illusory suffering and confusion. | |
| 15. | verb | Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much. | |
| 16. | noun | The situation is beyond my grasp. | |
| 17. | noun | The country is in the grasp of the enemy. | |
| 18. | noun | This work is beyond my grasp. | |
| 19. | noun | The problem is beyond my grasp. | |
| 20. | noun | He has a good grasp of English. | |
| 21. | noun | He gave me a firm hand grasp. | |
| 22. | noun | She has a thorough grasp of her work. | |
| 23. | noun | I never know what to say to people who have absolutely no grasp of the basic facts and are too ignorant to realise it. | |
| 24. | noun | So much so that I feel like I'm losing my grasp on the whereabouts. | |
| 25. | noun | I hope this will make it easier to get a grasp of the meaning and to memorize the newly learnt words. | |
| 26. | noun | You seem to have a really good grasp on this. | |
| 27. | noun | Tom has a good grasp of grammar, but is weak in spelling. | |
| 28. | noun | Tom has a good grasp of French. | |
| 29. | noun | Tom's enjoyment of his first visit to Europe was enhanced by his ready grasp of languages. | |
| 30. | noun | He was truly a renowned professor who took the time to break every problem down step-by-step. Even a poor student like myself was able to follow along with and grasp such complex equations. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| There, reft of arms, poor Troilus, rash to dare / Achilles, by his horses dragged amain, / hangs from his empty chariot. Neck and hair / trail on the ground; his hand still grasps the rein; / the spear inverted scores the dusty plain. | |
| He so easily grasps what I feel. | |
| Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking. | |
| We fail to grasp the meaning of the word. | |
| Pepperberg hoped that a similar system would help Alex grasp the meaning of words, not just their sounds. | |
| I was able to grasp the main points of the speech. | |
| Grasp all, lose all. | |
| He tried to grasp the rail. | |
| She is able to grasp the situation. | |
| We couldn't grasp the meaning of what he was trying to say. | |
| It's been hundreds of years since just one person could grasp the whole of scientific knowledge. | |
| Sometimes I can't really grasp the meaning of a word. | |
| I feel that Tatoeba has become a very warm and cozy place for us language lovers; especially for all those of us who can grasp and learn languages relatively easily and quickly. | |
| May I awaken within the dream and grasp the fact that I am dreaming so that all dream-like beings may likewise awaken from the nightmare of illusory suffering and confusion. | |
| Words reduce reality to something the human mind can grasp, which isn't very much. | |
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| The situation is beyond my grasp. | |
| The country is in the grasp of the enemy. | |
| This work is beyond my grasp. | |
| The problem is beyond my grasp. | |
| He has a good grasp of English. | |
| He gave me a firm hand grasp. | |
| She has a thorough grasp of her work. | |
| I never know what to say to people who have absolutely no grasp of the basic facts and are too ignorant to realise it. | |
| So much so that I feel like I'm losing my grasp on the whereabouts. | |
| I hope this will make it easier to get a grasp of the meaning and to memorize the newly learnt words. | |
| You seem to have a really good grasp on this. | |
| Tom has a good grasp of grammar, but is weak in spelling. | |
| Tom has a good grasp of French. | |
| Tom's enjoyment of his first visit to Europe was enhanced by his ready grasp of languages. | |
| He was truly a renowned professor who took the time to break every problem down step-by-step. Even a poor student like myself was able to follow along with and grasp such complex equations. | |