grasp
noun/ɡræsp/
[usually singular]Слово англійською: grasp
Переклад grasp українською: захва́т, хватка, рукоятка, міцне стиснення
Детальний опис
- a strong hold of somebody/something or control over somebody/something synonym grip
- I grabbed him, but he slipped from my grasp.
- She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
- Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
- As soon as he relaxed his grasp on the rope, it was pulled out of his hands.
- a person’s understanding of a subject or of difficult facts
- He has a good grasp of German grammar.
- beyond somebody's grasp These complex formulae are beyond the grasp of the average pupil.
- As the drugs took hold, her grasp of reality began to slip slowly away.
- the ability to get or achieve something
- within somebody's grasp Success was within her grasp.
- Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps related to grope.