grasp

About 11.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
2. verb To understand.

   I have never been able to grasp the concept of infinity.

3. verb To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
4. noun Grip.

   A vagrant gust of wind snatched the note from my grasp.

5. noun Understanding.
6. noun That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

   The goal is within my grasp.

Similar words

grip clutches clench clutch hold on hold reach apprehend clasp comprehend

Often followed by

of the and it on that at what a

Word family

graspable grasped grasper graspers grasping grasps