grasp

Senso (Inglese)

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. (figuratively, sometimes) Grip.
2. Understanding.
3. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

Concetti

afferrare

prendere

capire

comprendere

stretta

impugnare

presa

stringere

intrappolare

🪤

impaccare

ricevere

disporre

sorprendere

colpire

cogliere

⛏️

sostenere

abbrancare

comprensione

acciuffare

cacciare

agguantare

pescare

🐟

portata

provare

sapere

sospettare

tradurre

addentare

addentrare

ambito

attenersi

avvinghiare

avvinghiarsi

catturare

cingere

compenetrare

fondare

giudizio

modellare

padronanza

pigliare

provvedere

regnare

sbigottire

valutazione

campo d’azione

stringere fortemente

limiti

cacciare assieme

prendere con la mano

sinonimi

hold

seize

grip

grab

catch

clutch

understand

snatch

comprehend

clasp

take

take hold of

apprehend

squeeze

compass

🧭

perceive

understanding

arrest

clench

comprehension

capture

grapple

press

embrace

reach

savvy

get

hold tight

catch hold of

hold on

hold in arm

gripe

clutches

hold on to

dig

touch

appreciation

take hold

support

grok

realise

master

nab

clamp

🗜️

seizure

know

hug

catch on

sense

snap

Traduzioni

agarrar

saisir

greifen

grijpen

asir

ergreifen

erfassen

begreifen

coger

verstehen

comprendre

fassen

fangen

prendre

kavramak

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡɹɑːsp/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: graspen

Ereditato da inglese antico: *grǣpsian

Affine tedesco: grapsen

Affine saterfriesisch: Grapse

Affine inglese antico: grāpian

Affine inglese: grope

Affine svedese: krafsa

Affine norvegese: krafse

In summary

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”).

Frasi

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

Era solo che non riusciva a capire cosa significasse.