grasp

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
2. To understand.
3. To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

Noun

1. Grip.
2. Understanding.
3. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

Conceptos

agarrar

asir

coger

comprender

atrapar

empuñar

aferrar

entender

comprensión

capturar

tomar

asimiento

apoderarse de

alcanzar

prender

estrechar

idear

apretar

entendimiento

apresar

cazar

disponer

recibir

sorprender

sostener

captar

acertar

confiscar

dar con

dar en

escaldar

percibir

sospechar

caer

enfoque

abarcar

abrazar

agarro

oprimir

pillar

cazar junto sin matar

agarrar con la mano

adquirir

chapar

pescar

asir fuertemente

administrar

caber

contener

crear

cuidar

dominar

formar

fundar

gobernar

intentar

inventar

mandar

modelar

probar

proveer

reinar

ordenar

cojer

aprehender

control

alcance

campo de acción

límites

ámbito

apreciación

asimilar

agarrarse

morder

ahondar

compenetrar

penetrar

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɡɹɑːsp/

Etimología (Inglés)

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 German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen and grapschen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”), Old English grāpian ("to touch, feel, grasp"; > Modern English grope). Compare also Swedish krafsa (“to scatch; scabble”), Norwegian krafse (“to scramble”).

Oraciones

It was just that he couldn't grasp what it meant .

Era solo que no podía comprender lo que significaba.