to grasp
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4.1
- verb
- /ɡræsp/
:
comprender
- To succeed in the exam, it is essential to grasp the main concepts being taught.
- grasp the meaning
- grasp the point
- grasp the concept
He tells us that we can't actually grasp extremes.
- He tells us that we can't actually grasp extremes.
- If they don't, they aren't grasping what took place at the time.
- And to really understand why, you need to grasp exponential growth.
- To be radical is to grasp things at the root.
- And, you know, I'm trying to grasp these emotions here.
- And that might not be easy for people to grasp or unpack or understand.
- So because it doesn't bother them, they don't always grasp how much it would bother you.
- And, and just trying to wrestle and grasp that.
- I mean, I think it's always impossible to grasp when you're there.
- And the secret to life, and this is so hard to grasp, is to just be yourself.
- It's our limitations of being able to grasp the whole.
Examples
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People know that, but they just don't seem to grasp what this means.
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Discuss the response options and make sure that all students grasp the rating scale before continuing.
Academic text (2012) -
And the secret to life, and this is so hard to grasp, is to just be yourself.
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Now, what you must grasp, gentlemen, is that the master criminal sees not a room, but a series of opportunities.
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There is a lot more going on here than you can begin to grasp, Jason.
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And to really understand why, you need to grasp exponential growth.
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However, you seem to have grasped the idea perfectly.
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I explained basketball to her, but she didn't seem to grasp it.
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When Homer uses such images in the context of battles, I grasp precisely what he means.
Academic text (2008) -
As he searched through the box, I grasped the implication of bad steel on the site.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.4
To understand what someone says or an idea
∞
1.0
To know the meaning of something
877
1.1
To understand something after someone explains it
328
8.6
To understand or enjoy something
137
2.7
To understand the meaning of something
57
6.1
To understand something after much thought
37
3.2
To understand what someone is saying or what is happening
35
5.6
Find the exact reason for something hard to explain
16
4.2
To understand something well enough to deal with it
9
4.3
To understand the meaning of something
3
9.9
To understand something deeply and naturally
1
7.2
To understand something in a casual way
Antonyms
Idioms
How Well
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb grasp originally meant 'to take hold', so to grasp an idea is like taking hold of it in your mind and keeping it clearly there; that is why it means to understand something well.