grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
grasped
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past participleof grasp.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof grasp.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
graspverb (used with object)to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
Example Sentences
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The secretary may have gone to Princeton University, but he hasn’t yet grasped the concept of irony.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
One influential figure predicts an array of grim economic consequences, unconvinced that Burnham and his team have grasped what might be coming down the track and planned accordingly.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Gold and bitcoin immediately grasped this message and rallied in tandem.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The road to recovery is long, and some patients "still haven't really grasped the magnitude of what happened to them," Bianca Damaso, a physician specializing in prosthetics, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
I picked up the syringe, grasped a fold of Fig’s flesh high on the neck, and pinched firmly, tenting the skin.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
