grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
has grasped
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present perfectof grasp (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Yarber said Atwell has grasped the playbook and is on point whenever he is quizzed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
That’s a lot more than the Park Police union has grasped.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 27, 2021
The circumstances that have elevated McIntosh into a lead-back role this season may be unfortunate, but the Florida native has grasped the opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2020
Still, Sula has grasped the essence of wine country tourism: It’s more about the experience than the wine itself.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2020
It is largely a question whether he has grasped clearly and with conviction any doctrine—whether he has thought for himself and appropriated any system of truth.
From India's Problem, Krishna or Christ by John P. (John Peter) Jones
