Collocations for "grasp"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "grasp" in context.
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grasp
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- grasped her [elbow, arm, ear, shirt sleeves]
- was grasped by the [elbow]
- grasped her [handbag, purse, bag]
- grasped the [bottle, money, broom]
- grasped and [pulled, shoved, pushed, dragged]
- grasped on to the [chair, pole, rock]
- [managed, tried] to grasp on to the [chair]
- [desperately, quickly] grasped on to the [chair]
- grasp [lightly, firmly, tightly]
- grasp [an idea, a concept, a language, an opportunity]
- (does not) grasp the [seriousness, importance, direness] of the situation
- (I don't quite) grasp your meaning
- grasp what you're [saying, proposing, doing]
- don't [quite, really] grasp
- grasp the [opportunity, chance] (to)
- grasped the opportunity with both hands
- has a (solid) grasp of the [concept, situation, idea, theory]
- still don't have a [good, sufficient] grasp of the [concept]
- has a (good) grasp of [English, French] grammar
- the [meaning, expression, article] is beyond my grasp
- doesn't have a (strong) grasp on reality
- a grasp of [what, how, why]
- am starting to get a grasp of this!
- broke free of his grasp
- the [attacker's, bully's, perpetrator's] grasp
- had a [strong, tight] grasp on [her arm, the rail]
- [fell, slipped, escaped] from his grasp
- your grasp is hurting me
- made a grasp for the last [cookie, piece]
- the [job, promotion, goal] is within his grasp
'grasp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):