grasp

noun, verb52 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.5
good grasp8.8

Refers to the abstract sense of understanding something.

firm grasp8.5

Refers to the abstract sense of understanding something.

strong grasp8.2

Refers to the abstract sense of understanding something.

firm grasp8.0

Refers to the physical sense of holding something.

tight grasp7.8

Refers to the physical sense of holding something.

solid grasp7.5

Refers to the abstract sense of understanding something.

impressive grasp6.5

Refers to the abstract sense of understanding something.

poor grasp6.0

Refers to a poor level of understanding.

limited grasp5.5

Refers to a poor level of understanding.

intuitive grasp5.2
intellectual grasp5.0
shaky grasp4.5

Refers to a poor level of understanding.

feeble grasp4.0

Refers to a poor level of understanding.

tenuous grasp3.5

Refers to a poor level of understanding.

grasp hold of sb/sth6.5
grasp of9.2
within (your) grasp7.2

often figurative

beyond your grasp7.0

Can be literal (out of reach) or figurative (difficult to understand).

in your grasp6.8
out of sb's grasp6.7
from sb's grasp6.5
have a grasp of9.0
get a grasp of8.5
escape sb's grasp6.5

usually figurative

slip out of sb's grasp6.2

usually figurative

slip from sb's grasp6.0
tighten one's grasp5.8
snatch sth from sb's grasp5.5
rip sth from sb's grasp5.0
wrench sth from sb's grasp4.8
pry sth from sb's grasp4.2
prise sth from sb's grasp4.0
wrest sth from sb's grasp3.8
try to grasp7.5
be hard to grasp7.2
be difficult to grasp7.0
fail to grasp6.8
be unable to grasp6.5
be quick to grasp6.0
fully grasp8.0

Refers to the sense of understanding.

easily grasp7.8
grasp firmly7.5
grasp tightly7.2
quickly grasp7.0
not really grasp6.8
not quite grasp6.5
readily grasp6.5
grasp by7.0
grasp at5.5

Collocations with "grasp"

grasp + ...

hand