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Collocations for grasp - noun

1. holding sth

ADJ.

firm, strong
She felt a firm grasp on her hand.

VERB + GRASP

slip from
As she jumped forward, the ball slipped from her grasp.
prise sth from, rip sth from, snatch sth from, wrench sth from, wrest sth from
She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.

PREP.

beyond your ~
The key was on a high shelf, just beyond her grasp.
in your ~
He kept the letter firmly in his grasp.
from sb''s ~
The robber tried to free the case from her grasp.
out of sb''s ~
She kicked the gun out of his grasp.
within (your) ~
(often figurative) Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.

2. understanding

ADJ.

fine, firm, good, impressive, proper, sound | limited, poor | intellectual
The task was beyond the intellectual grasp of some of the students.
intuitive
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.

PREP.

beyond your ~
These ideas are all beyond his grasp.
within your ~ | ~ of
a poor grasp of mathematics

Collocations for grasp - verb

1. take hold of sb/sth suddenly and firmly

ADV.

firmly, tightly

PREP.

at
Her hands were grasping at his coat.
by
She grasped him tightly by the wrist.

PHRASES

grasp hold of sb/sth
She grasped hold of the banister to support herself.

2. understand sth

ADV.

fully
He had not fully grasped the fact that he was the one who would pay for all this.
not really
I hadn''t really grasped what they were talking about.
quickly | easily, readily
a means by which students can more easily grasp the basics of science

VERB + GRASP

try to | be unable to, fail to
She failed to grasp the significance of these facts.
quick to
He was quick to grasp the basic principles.
be difficult to, be hard to
Some of these concepts are very difficult to grasp.

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