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Meanings of grasp in English

Portuguese
compreensão
Catalan
apreciació
Spanish
control

The act of grasping.

      compreensão
      Catalan
      abast
      Spanish
      límites

      The limit of capability.

            abast
            Portuguese
            entender
            Catalan
            comprendre
            Spanish
            captar

            To get the meaning of something.

                entender
                Spanish
                grasp

                Act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand.

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                      Usage of grasp in English
                      1
                      Others hope a new generation of leaders could yet grasp the nettle.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      Large areas of the northeast and east also remain outside Assad's grasp.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      The grasp is firm but not frenzied; there is true energy involved.
                      T'ai Chi
                      4
                      She said: There are other things that make a good, stable grasp.
                      BBC
                      5
                      I couldn't quite grasp what had happened, or find the proper words.
                      The forgotten soldier
                      6
                      He held the most vital State of the North in his grasp.
                      Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 / From Lincoln to Garfield, w...
                      7
                      Selene's work in my classroom demonstrates a strong grasp of history too.
                      Lily of the Nile
                      8
                      We have no word because we can't quite grasp the concept yet.
                      Bring the Jubilee
                      9
                      The twenty-third century saw interstellar flight finally within grasp of Earth's population.
                      The Sails of Tau Ceti
                      10
                      Success is in anyone's grasp if you're prepared to work hard enough.
                      Radio NZ
                      11
                      Ish broke up the situation by striding forward to grasp Bob's hand.
                      Earth Abides
                      12
                      But I shall achieve it now; it is already in my grasp.
                      Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 08
                      13
                      She couldn't grasp the idea of help from outside, medicine, or rescue.
                      Rose in a storm
                      14
                      But it's the latter love story that Davis could never quite grasp.
                      News.com.au
                      15
                      This was the second time she felt happiness just within her grasp.
                      Truths unveiled
                      16
                      I think I have a pretty good grasp of the basic principles.
                      Jem
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                      Grasp through the time
                      Grasp across language varieties
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                      Common
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                      Common
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