how to pronounce grasp

/ɡɹɑːsp/

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grasp is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of grasp in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… lines we have to grasp the fact that an …”

meaning of grasp

To grasp means to take hold of something with the hands.

grasp frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word grasp occurs in english on average 15.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics grasp can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that grasp can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;