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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Saylor doesn’t seem to have grasped that: Strategy already crashed 99% once under his leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
“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
The defendants may not have grasped how large their score was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
"Whilst other countries have grasped the opportunity to change, the UK is being left behind," he argues.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
Darwin’s incisive intellect would quickly have grasped its implications for the understanding of evolution.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
