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Grasp
grasp
(grasps, grasping, grasped) 1. If you grasp something, you take it in your hand and hold it very firmly. He grasped both my hands... She was trying to grasp at something. VERB: V n, V at n see also grasping 2. A grasp is a very firm hold or grip. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp. N-SING: with supp 3. If you say that something is in someone’s grasp, you disapprove of the fact that they possess or control it. If something slips from your grasp, you lose it or lose control of it. The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages... She allowed victory to slip from her grasp. ...the task of liberating a number of states from the grasp of tyrants. N-SING: with poss, oft in/from N 4. If you grasp something that is complicated or difficult to understand, you understand it. The Government has not yet grasped the seriousness of the crisis... He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife. VERB: V n, V that 5. A grasp of something is an understanding of it. They have a good grasp of foreign languages. N-SING: with supp, usu N of N 6. If you say that something is within someone’s grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it. Peace is now within our grasp. PHRASE: v-link PHR
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English ~en Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make the motion of seizing ; clutch transitive verb 1. to take or seize eagerly 2. to clasp or embrace especially with the fingers or arms 3. to lay hold of with the mind ; comprehend Synonyms: see take • ~able adjective • ~er noun II. noun Date: 1561 1. a. handle b. embrace 2. hold, control 3. a. the reach of the arms b. the power of seizing and holding or attaining success lay within their ~ 4. mental hold or comprehension especially when broad a remarkable ~ of the subject ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) try to seize; accept avidly. 3 tr. understand or realize (a fact or meaning). --n. 1 a firm hold; a grip. 2 (foll. by of) a mastery or control (a grasp of the situation). b a mental hold or understanding (a grasp of the facts). 3 mental agility (a quick grasp). Phrases and idioms grasp at a straw see STRAW. grasp the nettle tackle a difficulty boldly. within one's grasp capable of being grasped or comprehended by one. Derivatives graspable adj. grasper n. Etymology: ME graspe, grapse perh. f. OE gr{aelig}psan (unrecorded) f. Gmc, rel. to GROPE: cf. LG grapsen ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) схватывать; захватывать; зажимать 2) хвататься (за что-л.) 3) способность быстрого восприятия, понимание, схватывание ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. крепкое сжатие; схватка iron grasp —- железная хватка to have a strong grasp —- иметь крепкое рукопожатие to lose one's grasp —- выпустить (что-л) из рук to wrest smth. from smb.'s grasp —- вырвать что-л из рук у кого-л to escape from smb.'s grasp —- вырваться из чьих-л объятий the fish squirmed from his grasp and fell into the water —- рыба выскользнула у него из руки и плюхнулась в воду 2. власть, господство; обладание to be in the grasp of the enemy —- быть во власти врага if he comes into my grasp —- если он попадется мне в руки 3. способность быстрого восприятия, понимание, схватывание to have a thorough grasp of a subject —- основательно усвоить предмет mental grasp —- проницательность 4. рукоятка 5. шейка приклада 6. тех. зажим (действие) 7. хват (гимнастика) combined grasp —- смешанный хват Id: beyond one's grasp —- вне пределов досягаемости; выше чьего-л понимания Id: the toy is on the top shelf, beyond the baby's grasp —- игрушка лежит на верхней полке, ребенку ее не достать Id: ready to one's grasp, withing one's grasp —- так близко от кого-л., что можно рукой достать; в пределах досягаемости; в чьей-л. власти, в пределах чьих-л. возможностей; доступный чьему-л. пониманию Id: to have success within one's grasp —- быть близким к успеху Id: to slip from one's grasp —- ускользнуть от кого-л; стать недоступным для кого-л 8. схватывать,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) схватывание; крепкое сжатие; хватка; fig. власть within ones grasp - близко; так, что можно достать рукой; fig. в чьих-л. возможностях, в чьей-л. власти - beyond grasp 2) способность быстрого восприятия; понимание it is beyond ones grasp - это выше чьего-л. понимания 3) рукоятка 4) mil. шейка приклада 2. v. 1) схватывать, зажимать (в руке); захватывать 2) хвататься (at - за) 3) охватить, понять; осознать; усвоить I cant grasp your meaning - не понимаю, что вы хотите сказать Syn: clasp, clutch, grab, grip, seize, snatch Ant: abandon, loose, release, relinquish ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 to take and hold something firmly (Make sure you grasp the rope with both hands. | grasp hold of sth) (Paula grasped hold of my arm.) 2 (not in progressive) to completely understand a fact or an idea, especially a complicated one (They failed to grasp the full significance of his remarks.) 3 grasp a chance/opportunity to eagerly and quickly use an opportunity to do something 4 grasp the nettle BrE to deal with an unpleasant situation firmly and without delay grasp at sth phr v 1 to eagerly try to use an opportunity (He was ready to grasp at any excuse, however flimsy.) 2 to try to hold on to something ~2 n 1 the way you hold something or your ability to hold it (The book slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor. | Take a firm grasp on the rope.) 2 your ability to understand a complicated idea or situation (a good/poor grasp of) (You seem to have a good grasp of the subject. | beyond sb's grasp (=too difficult for them to understand)) 3 your ability to achieve or gain something (within sb's grasp) (Success is now within our grasp.) 4 especially literary control or power ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1350, possibly metathesis of O.E. grжpsan. Originally "to reach for, feel around;" sense of "seize" first recorded mid-16c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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