Collocations for grasp - noun
1. holding sth
VERB + grasp
slip from
As she jumped forward, the ball slipped from her grasp.
As she jumped forward, the ball slipped from her grasp.
escape,
slip out of
(usually figurative)
He slipped out of our grasp (= he escaped).
He slipped out of our grasp (= he escaped).
prise sth from (BrE),
pry sth from (esp. AmE),
rip sth from,
snatch sth from,
wrench sth from,
wrest sth from
She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.
She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.
tighten
(esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
beyond your grasp
The key was on a high shelf, just beyond her grasp.
The key was on a high shelf, just beyond her grasp.
in your grasp
He kept the letter firmly in his grasp.
He kept the letter firmly in his grasp.
from sb's grasp
The robber tried to free the case from her grasp.
The robber tried to free the case from her grasp.
out of sb's grasp
She kicked the gun out of his grasp.
She kicked the gun out of his grasp.
within (your) grasp
(often figurative)
Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.
Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.
2. understanding
ADJECTIVE
firm,
good,
impressive,
solid,
strong
feeble, limited, poor, shaky, tenuous
intellectual
The task was beyond the intellectual grasp of some of the students.
feeble, limited, poor, shaky, tenuous
intellectual
The task was beyond the intellectual grasp of some of the students.
intuitive
We have no intuitive grasp of the immensity of time.
We have no intuitive grasp of the immensity of time.
VERB + grasp
have
get
Working with native speakers helped me get a good grasp of the language.
get
Working with native speakers helped me get a good grasp of the language.
PREPOSITION
beyond sb's grasp
These ideas are all beyond his grasp.
These ideas are all beyond his grasp.
within sb's grasp
grasp of
a poor grasp of mathematics
grasp of
a poor grasp of mathematics