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  • 721 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne
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    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) gribe
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) forstå; fatte
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) greb
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) forståelse; fatteevne

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