grasp

== English == === Alternative forms === graps === Etymology === From Middle English graspen, grapsen, craspen (“to grope; feel around”), from Old English *grǣpsian, from Proto-West Germanic *graipisōn, from Proto-Germanic *graipisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to take, seize, rake”), the same ultimate source as grab. Cognate with Saterland Frisian grapsje (“to grab, grasp”), German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen and grapschen, Old English grāpian ("to touch, feel, grasp"; > Modern English grope). Compare also Swedish krafsa (“to scatch; scabble”), Norwegian krafse (“to scramble”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹɑːsp/ (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ɡɹasp/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɹæsp/ (African-American Vernacular) IPA(key): /ɡɹæps/ Rhymes: -æsp, -ɑːsp === Verb === grasp (third-person singular simple present grasps, present participle grasping, simple past and past participle grasped) To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. To understand. To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (grip): clasp, grip, hold tight; See also Thesaurus:grasp (understand): comprehend, fathom (take advantage): jump at the chance, jump on ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === grasp (plural grasps) (sometimes figurative) Grip. Understanding. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === ARPGs, sprag