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grasp

/græsp/ /grɑːsp/
verb Regular verbgrasp grasped
  1. 1
    sıkıca tutmak, yakalamak

    To take and hold something firmly with your hand.

    • He grasped my arm tightly.
      Kolumu sıkıca tuttu.
    • She grasped the rope with both hands.
      İpi iki eliyle sıkıca kavradı.
  2. 2
    kavramak, anlamak

    To understand something, especially something difficult.

    • She could not grasp the meaning of the lesson.
      Dersin anlamını kavrayamadı.
    • It took me a while to grasp how the system works.
      Sistemin nasıl çalıştığını kavramam biraz zaman aldı.
  3. 3
    (fırsatı) değerlendirmek, (fırsata) sarılmak

    To take a chance or opportunity eagerly.

    • You should grasp this opportunity while you can.
      Fırsat elindeyken bunu değerlendirmelisin.
    • He grasped the chance to study abroad.
      Yurt dışında okuma fırsatına sarıldı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base grasp
/græsp/
Past grasped
/græspt/
Participle grasped
/græspt/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edgrasp → grasped

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /p/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. grasped /græspt/

Synonyms

gripclutchseizeclaspunderstandcomprehend

Antonyms

releaselet go

Collocations

grasp firmlygrasp the handlegrasp the opportunitygrasp the conceptgrasp the meaningfail to grasp

Related Words

handfingertouchfeelcontrolstrength

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