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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Tom gets his travel piece and his tourists, but he also learns that attempting to remain “reasonable” can be its own form of delusion, an indication that you haven’t grasped the gravity of the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Unseeded Michelsen came into the match in fine form, having not dropped a set at the tournament prior to facing Tiafoe, and grasped the momentum in the first set.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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
It must also be accomplished quickly enough to be grasped by human memory, and not spread over many centuries.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
