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Inflections of 'grapple' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

grapples: v 3rd person singular

grappling: v pres p

grappled: v past

grappled: v past p

Collocations for "grapple"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "grapple" in context.

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grapple

v

grapple with [a problem, a concept, an idea]
grapple with [a difficult, an impossible, a tricky] [problem]
grapple with [an opponent, him]
[wrestlers, they] grappled [with each other, with one another]
(already) have enough to grapple with

n

the [fighters, wrestlers] were locked in a grapple
a brief grapple [ensued, took place]
[hunkered down, locked arms] for a grapple
were having a [pretend, playful] grapple

n as adj

in a grapple position

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Forum discussions with the word(s) "grapple" in the title:

difficulty grappling with/ to grapple with - English Only forum
grapple - English Only forum
Grapple frankly with the wrenching moral tests posed by - English Only forum
Grapple with - English Only forum
Grapple with - English Only forum
grapple with and handle with and deal with - English Only forum
Grapple with disparate answers - English Only forum
grapple with our annual shock - English Only forum
grapple wrestle - English Only forum
I don't have <these, this> many issues to grapple with. - English Only forum
officer heading the Board<,> having to grapple [comma?] - English Only forum
The new government <has yet to grapple> with the problem - English Only forum
unafraid to grapple - English Only forum

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