grasp

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grasp
[grɑːsp]
sustantivo
1asimiento (m) (hold)
  • to wrest something from somebody's grasp -> arrancar algo de las manos de alguien
  • to have something within one's grasp (sentido figurado) -> tener algo al alcance de la mano
  • the opportunity had slipped from her grasp (sentido figurado) -> había dejado escapar la oportunidad
2comprensión (f) (understanding)
  • to have a good grasp of modern history -> comprender or dominar muy bien la historia moderna
verbo transitivo
3agarrar, asir (hold firmly)
  • to grasp the opportunity (sentido figurado) -> aprovechar la oportunidad
4comprender (understand)

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grasp [grasp]
1Empuñar, asir, agarrar.
2Apoderarse, tomar y tener en posesión de uno.
3Alcanzar, comprender, saber.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Esforzarse por agarrar; asir. (n)
  • To grasp at -> querer alcanzar, intentar, ambicionar
  • Grasp all, lose all -> quien mucho abarca poco aprieta; el que todo lo quiere todo lo pierde
va.
sustantivo
1Asimiento, agarro, la acción de agarrar.
2Puño, puñado; garra
sustantivo

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grasp [ɡrɑːsp]
noun
1 (handclasp) apretón; (m)
to be within sb's grasp estar al alcance de la mano de algn
another Olympic gold medal looks within his grasp he sensed that a world title was finally within his grasp financial rewards are within your grasp Louis still believed that the English crown was within his grasp
he has a strong grasp agarra muy fuerte; to lose one's grasp on sth desasirse de algo
2 (power) garras; (f) control; (m) (range) alcance; (m) (understanding) comprensión; (f)
it's within everyone's grasp está al alcance de todos; it is beyond my grasp está fuera de mi alcance; to have a good grasp of sth dominar algo
verb:transitive
1 (take hold of) agarrar; asir; (hold firmly) sujetar; [+hand] estrechar; apretar; [+weapon etc] empuñar;
2 [+chance, opportunity] aprovechar; [+power, territory] apoderarse de
3 (understand) comprender; entender

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Verb Conjugation for "grasp"

Imperative
  • grasp
  • you grasp
  • he/she grasps
  • we grasp
  • you grasp
  • they grasp
Preterite
  • I grasped
  • you grasped
  • he/she grasped
  • we grasped
  • you grasped
  • they grasped
Present Continuous
  • I am grasping
  • you are grasping
  • he/she is grasping
  • we are grasping
  • you are grasping
  • they are grasping
Present Perfect
  • I have grasped
  • you have grasped
  • he/she has grasped
  • we have grasped
  • you have grasped
  • they have grasped
Past Continuous
  • I was grasping
  • you were grasping
  • he/she was grasping
  • we were grasping
  • you were grasping
  • they were grasping
Past Perfect
  • I had grasped
  • you had grasped
  • he/she had grasped
  • we had grasped
  • you had grasped
  • they had grasped
Future
  • I will grasp
  • you will grasp
  • he/she will grasp
  • we will grasp
  • you will grasp
  • they will grasp
Future Perfect
  • I will have grasped
  • you will have grasped
  • he/she will have grasped
  • we will have grasped
  • you will have grasped
  • they will have grasped
Future Continuous
  • I will be grasping
  • you will be grasping
  • he/she will be grasping
  • we will be grasping
  • you will be grasping
  • they will be grasping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been grasping
  • you have been grasping
  • he/she has been grasping
  • we have been grasping
  • you have been grasping
  • they have been grasping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been grasping
  • you will have been grasping
  • he/she will have been grasping
  • we will have been grasping
  • you will have been grasping
  • they will have been grasping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been grasping
  • you had been grasping
  • he/she had been grasping
  • we had been grasping
  • you had been grasping
  • they had been grasping
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