Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - grasp
Grasp
grasp
v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a clutch at; seize greedily. b hold firmly; grip. 2 intr. (foll. by at) try to seize; accept avidly. 3 tr. understand or realize (a fact or meaning). --n. 1 a firm hold; a grip. 2 (foll. by of) a mastery or control (a grasp of the situation). b a mental hold or understanding (a grasp of the facts). 3 mental agility (a quick grasp). Phrases and idioms grasp at a straw see STRAW. grasp the nettle tackle a difficulty boldly. within one's grasp capable of being grasped or comprehended by one. Derivatives graspable adj. grasper n. Etymology: ME graspe, grapse perh. f. OE gr{aelig}psan (unrecorded) f. Gmc, rel. to GROPE: cf. LG grapsen
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English ~en Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make the motion of seizing ; clutch, transitive verb to take or seize eagerly, to clasp or embrace especially with the fingers or arms, to lay hold of with the mind ; comprehend, see: take ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Date: 1561 1. handle, embrace, hold, control, 3. the reach of the arms, the power of seizing and holding or attaining , mental hold or comprehension especially when broad ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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