grasp

/grɑːsp/ verb [T]

Translation

HOLD › to take hold of something or someone firmly

sımsıkı tutmak, yakalamak, kavramak

He grasped my hand enthusiastically.791

UNDERSTAND › to understand something

anlamak, manayı çözmek, kavramak

I find these mathematical problems difficult to grasp.1121

grasp at sth phrasal verb

› to quickly try to get hold of something

acele yakalayıp tutmak

792

(Definition of grasp verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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