Meaning

1 senses

  1. To act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I'll have to grasp the nettle, then.

    deDann muss ich eben in den sauren Apfel beißen.

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Origin

From the short-term skin irritation caused by the stinging nettle.

From the short-term skin irritation caused by the stinging nettle.

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Forms

grasps the nettle, grasping the nettle, grasped the nettle, grasped the nettle
Base formgrasp the nettle · to grasp the nettle
3rd person singulargrasps the nettle
Present participlegrasping the nettle
Past simplegrasped the nettle
Past participlegrasped the nettle

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygrasp the nettle
he, she, itgrasps the nettle

Past simpleLesson

all personsgrasped the nettle

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave grasped the nettle
he, she, ithas grasped the nettle

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill grasp the nettle

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
grapplegraspB2grassA1grasshopper
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