Vocabulary
Grasp
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
seize and hold firmly.
Urdu meaning
گرفت، مضبوطی سے پکڑنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Our youth must grasp these chances to upgrade skills that align with future economies.
- But the central question is whether the Taliban leadership, especially Mullah Hibatullah, has the capacity or even the will to grasp this reality.
- The point to grasp is that we have located the learning window too high in the wall the vast majority cannot reach it and it is partially open even for the fortunate minority.
- But it does indicate a higher intellectual grasp by its people of the challenges they confront in life and politics.
- To grasp the scale of extraction, ColumbiaUniversity researchers estimate Google owes publishers around $10 billion annually, with Meta close behind at $2bn, figures that dwarf the token support these companies currently offer.
Synonyms
grip, clutch, clasp, hold, clench, lay hold of, catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to, catch at, grapple,
Curator example
“she grasped the bottle”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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