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
On his debut, Samba played the entire 90 minutes and fully grasped his opportunity.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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
She just stood there in shock, staring at the key grasped in her fingers and at the keyhole beyond.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
