grasp

[ɡræsp]

Definition:
1. Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something.
2. The limit of capability.
3. A firm controlling influence.
4. The act of grasping.
5. Hold firmly.
6. Get the meaning of something.

Use 'grasp' in a sentence:

1. So grasp every opportunity to express your strong point and put your heart into it.
2. They failed to grasp the importance of his words.
3. He held my hand in a friendly grasp.
4. Young children have difficulty grasping the finality of death.
5. I understood the words I had heard but couldn't grasp the meaning.
6. Attlee was extremely intelligent and his grasp of the situation was masterly.
7. In general, however, such writers display a poor grasp of what intuition is.
8. All of this should be fairly easy to grasp.
9. Some kids need extra help besides school work to grasp a few concepts.
10. I'll admit spring cleaning is a difficult notion for modern families to grasp.
11. It was a difficult concept to grasp, but I soon latched on.
12. The child slipped from his grasp and ran off.
13. We should learn to grasp communication skills for they can facilitate mutual understanding.
14. Does the study mean that cats will soon grasp the ins and outs of cause and effect?
15. Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
16. She was trying to grasp at something.
17. She tore herself from his grasp.
18. She allowed victory to slip from her grasp.
19. He let the ball slip through his grasp and into the net.
20. She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care.
21. Extinction is a difficult concept to grasp.
22. It takes great efforts for children to grasp the concept of number words.
23. They have a good grasp of foreign languages.
24. He has a good grasp of German grammar.
25. The people in your grasp are not guests, they are hostages.
26. I grabbed him, but he slipped from my grasp.
27. The students had a grasp of decimals, percentages and fractions.
28. I grasped the opportunity to work abroad.
29. A nimble mind backed by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters.
30. The hammer slipped out of her grasp.
31. It took him some time to grasp that he was now a public figure.
32. He grasped both my hands.
33. They do not grasp the broad situation and spend their time magnifying ridiculous details.
34. He instantly grasped that Stephen was talking about his wife.
35. He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
36. The idea of a parallel universe is hard to grasp.
37. In order to have a good grasp of a culture, learning its language is the best way.
38. She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
39. Kay grasped him by the wrist.
40. I know that you're floundering around, trying to grasp at any straw.
41. The bag was wrenched from her grasp.
42. Success was within her grasp.
43. She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
44. He wrested the gun from my grasp.
45. Her hand grasped my shoulder, none too gently.
46. He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics.
47. He has a sound grasp of the issues.
48. His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp.
49. Peace is now within our grasp.
50. These complex formulae are beyond the grasp of the average pupil.