grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
grasps
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pluralof grasp.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof grasp (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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A poolside interlude channels the tension of distance between two people who were once close: The woman grasps a book but seems primarily absorbed in melancholy; the man broods around her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Although she grasps the issues that can arise with the product, she says, most of her life is pretty well documented anyway.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
She also grasps that comedy reigns on the Internet.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
But already, with this first move, Moscow has shown that it grasps the depth of local frustrations.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Six hundred feet of hungry air grasps at my legs.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
