Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with grasp in American Collocation
grasp
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡræsp/
firmly
tightly
She sat on her horse, grasping the reins tightly in her hands.
a part of someone’s body
arm
elbow
hand
shoulder
wrist
Catherine got up but Fiona grasped her hand.
a weapon
knife
stick
sword
He grasped his sword in order to slay him.