grasp
verb (used with object)
to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
have grasped
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present perfectof grasp.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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“These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power and yet, over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Henry, though, seems to have grasped Smithson’s motivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
The defendants may not have grasped how large their score was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
If the treatment had been available before Alicia died, she would have grasped the opportunity “with both hands”, says Alan.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Darwin’s incisive intellect would quickly have grasped its implications for the understanding of evolution.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
