- a strong hold of somebody/something or control over somebody/something synonym grip
- I grabbed him, but he slipped from my grasp.
- She felt a firm grasp on her arm.
- Don't let the situation escape from your grasp.
- As soon as he relaxed his grasp on the rope, it was pulled out of his hands.
Extra Examples- He kept the letter firmly in his grasp.
- He slipped out of our grasp.
- She kicked the gun out of his grasp.
- She wrenched the bottle from his grasp.
- The key was on a high shelf, just beyond her grasp.
- The robber tried to free the case from her grasp.
- The company continues to maintain its grasp on the business computer market.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- tight
- slip from
- escape
- slip out of
- …
- beyond your grasp
- in your grasp
- from somebody’s grasp
- …
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- a person’s understanding of a subject or of difficult facts
- He has a good grasp of German grammar.
- beyond somebody's grasp These complex formulae are beyond the grasp of the average pupil.
- As the drugs took hold, her grasp of reality began to slip slowly away.
Extra Examples- Such complicated instructions are beyond the grasp of most of our students.
- She has an excellent grasp of English grammar.
- Make sure you have a good grasp of the facts before attempting to argue your case.
- He had a limited grasp of the wider political issues.
- a poor grasp of mathematics
- Working with native speakers helped me get a good grasp of the language.
- We have no intuitive grasp of the immensity of time.
- These ideas are all beyond his grasp.
- The task was beyond the intellectual grasp of some of the students.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- firm
- good
- impressive
- …
- have
- get
- beyond somebody’s grasp
- within somebody’s grasp
- grasp of
- …
- the ability to get or achieve something
- within somebody's grasp Success was within her grasp.
- Just when victory seemed within grasp, the referee blew his whistle.
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps related to grope.
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