Словарь синонимов английского языка - grasp

(v) 1. grip, grab, seize, clasp, clutch, snatch, hold, take or lay or catch hold of, Colloq nab: I grasped the rope and was pulled to safety. 2. understand, comprehend, appreciate, catch (on), get, get the drift or point of, follow, cee, realize, apprehend, learn, Colloq make head(s) or tail(s) of, Slang dig: I am trying to grasp the full import of what you are saying. -(n) 3. hold, grip, clutches, clasp, embbace, lock: He loosened his grasp on my throat and I could breathe again. 4. possession, control, power, mastery, sovereignty, suzerainty, hold: By then, even the outer islands had fallen within his grasp. 5. understanding, comprehension, apprehension, awabeness, perception, sense: He has a poor grasp of the basics of the subject.