grasp

[US]/ɡrɑːsp/
[UK]/ɡræsp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pang-unawa; kontrol; agawin
vt. agawin; maunawaan
vi. agawin
Word Forms
Past Tensegrasped
Third Person Singulargrasps
Present Participlegrasping
Past Participlegrasped
Pluralgrasps

Phrases & Collocations

grasp the concept

maunawaan ang konsepto

grasp at

humanap ng kapangitan

Example Sentences

to be in the grasp of an enemy

mapahusay sa kamay ng isang kaaway

a general grasp of the subject.

isang pangkalahatang pag-unawa sa paksa.

an imperfect grasp of English.

hindi perpektong pagkaunawa sa Ingles.

grasps at any opportunity.

Kumukuha sa kahit anong oportunidad.

his grasp of detail.

ang kanyang pagkaunawa sa detalye.

to grasp sb.'s meaning

maunawaan ang kahulugan ng isang tao

to have a thorough grasp of a subject

magkaroon ng malalim na pagkaunawa sa isang paksa

she grasped the bottle.

kinuha niya ang bote.

grasp the import of sb.'s remarks

maunawaan ang kahalagahan ng mga komento ng isang tao

Success is within our grasp now.

Ang tagumpay ay nasa ating kamay ngayon.

He grasped my arm.

Hinawakan niya ang braso ko.

I could not grasp her meaning.

Hindi ko maintindihan ang kanyang kahulugan.

The climber grasped at the rope.

Hinagap ng akyat-bayan ang lubid.

She grasped a great chance.

Nakuha niya ang isang malaking pagkakataon.

she had no grasp of the conversation and felt herself de trop.

Wala siyang pagkaunawa sa pag-uusap at naramdaman niyang wala siya sa lugar.

he was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent's argument.

Mabilis niyang naintindihan ang mga mahahalagang punto ng argumento ng isang kalaban.

they had grasped at any means to overthrow him.

Sinubukan nilang gamitin ang anumang paraan upang pabagsakin siya.

the way in which children could grasp complex ideas.

ang paraan kung saan maaaring maunawaan ng mga bata ang mga kumplikadong ideya.

we must grasp the opportunities offered.

Dapat nating samantalahin ang mga pagkakataong inaalok.

they were regarded as grasping landlords.

Sila ay itinuring na sakim na mga nagpaparenta ng lupa.

Real-world Examples

Walt Disney himself had an intuitive grasp of the power of fables.

Si Walt Disney mismo ay may likas na pagkaunawa sa kapangyarihan ng mga pabula.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We don't have a good grasp of the American aesthetic.

Wala tayong magandang pagkaunawa sa estetika ng Amerikano.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

Berl and Berlcha could not grasp this.

Hindi maintindihan ni Berl at Berlcha ito.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.

Maaari lamang magpasok ng isang bagay pa sa loob nito nang mahinahon.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

He and Cedric both grasped a handle.

Hawak nila ni Cedric ang isang hawakan.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The yearner sleepers look like they're grasping for something.

Mukhang may hinahawakan ang mga natutulog na naghahanap.

Source: 2016 Most Popular Selected Compilation

This was the first time that I grasped a clear face of Oxford.

Ito ang unang pagkakataon na naintindihan ko ang malinaw na anyo ng Oxford.

Source: Walking into Oxford University

Yeah, you have a good grasp of the physics.

Oo, mayroon kang magandang pagkaunawa sa pisika.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

But all these aren't for a child to grasp.

Ngunit ang lahat ng ito ay hindi para maunawaan ng isang bata.

Source: The school of life

Anything smaller or bigger and it becomes hard to grasp.

Anumang mas maliit o mas malaki, nagiging mahirap itong maunawaan.

Source: Listening Digest

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