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1 grope for words
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2 grope for an answer
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3 grope for a clue
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4 grope for a way
СМИ: нащупывать способ -
5 grope for an answer
Макаров: искать ответ -
6 grope for hand
Общая лексика: искать (ощупью, чью-л.) руку -
7 grope for knowledge
Общая лексика: искать знаний, по крупице добывать знания -
8 grope for strategy
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9 grope for the door-handle
Общая лексика: нащупывать дверную ручкуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > grope for the door-handle
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12 grope\ for
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13 grope\ for\ sg
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14 grope for
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16 to grope for anythin
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17 to grope for an idea
пытаться нащупать идею/мысльEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > to grope for an idea
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grope [grəʊp]• to grope one's way in/out entrer/sortir à tâtons3. noun* * *[grəʊp] 1.transitive verb1) ( feel)2) (colloq) ( sexually) tripoter (colloq)2.to grope in the dark — fig tâtonner
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grope [grəʊp]1 noun∎ they were having a grope ils se pelotaient(a) to grope one's way in the dark avancer à tâtons dans l'obscurité;∎ to grope one's way in/out entrer/sortir à tâtons(seek → by touch) tâtonner, aller à l'aveuglette; (→ for answer) chercher;∎ to grope (about or around) for sth chercher qch à tâtons ou à l'aveuglette;∎ to grope for a word/words chercher un mot/ses mots -
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См. также в других словарях:
grope for — index hunt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grope for — phr verb Grope for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand … Collocations dictionary
grope for — search uncertainly for (a word or answer) in one s mind. → grope … English new terms dictionary
grope for — verb feel searchingly (Freq. 1) She groped for his keys in the dark • Syn: ↑scrabble • Hypernyms: ↑feel • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
Grope — (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grope — [[t]gro͟ʊp[/t]] gropes, groping, groped 1) VERB If you grope for something that you cannot see, you try to find it by moving your hands around in order to feel it. [V for n] With his left hand he groped for the knob, turned it, and pulled the… … English dictionary
grope — I UK [ɡrəʊp] / US [ɡroʊp] verb Word forms grope : present tense I/you/we/they grope he/she/it gropes present participle groping past tense groped past participle groped 1) a) grope or grope around [intransitive] to search for something inside a… … English dictionary
grope — grope1 [ group ] verb 1. ) grope or grope around intransitive to search for something inside a container, bag, etc. by feeling with your hands: She was groping around in her purse for her keys. a ) transitive to try to get to a place by feeling… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grope — v. 1) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) 2) (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) * * * [grəʊp] (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) … Combinatory dictionary
grope — grope1 [grəup US group] v [: Old English; Origin: grapian] 1.) [I ] to try to find something that you cannot see by feeling with your hands grope for ▪ Ginny groped for her glasses on the bedside table. grope around ▪ We groped around in the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grope — verb (groped; groping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search < grope for the light switch > 2. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary