grasp
GripGrip.
» He has a good grasp of English.
Він добре знається на англійській. — ascolto
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3 senses(figuratively, sometimes)Grip.
A vagrant gust of wind snatched the note from my grasp.
in the tyrant's grasp
Griff
Understanding.
Verständnis
усвое́ниеusvojénije, обуча́емостьobučájemostʹ
an intellectual hold or understanding
That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.
The goal is within my grasp.
Examples
148 sentencesHe has a good grasp of English.
Він добре знається на англійській. — ascolto
The problem is beyond my grasp.
ruПроблема лежит за пределами моего понимания. — odexed
He grasped the rope with two hands.
ruОн схватил верёвку обеими руками. — Arkadeko
She is able to grasp the situation.
Tom grasped the rope with both hands.
ruТом схватился за верёвку обеими руками. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English graspen, grapsen, craspen (“to grope; feel around”), from Old EnglishFrom 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.
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