معنای فرهنگ لغت "گرفتن" این است که چیزی را محکم با دست بگیریم، چیزی را به طور کامل درک کنیم یا چیزی را از نظر ذهنی درک کنیم، یا به چیزی دشوار یا چالش برانگیز دست یابیم یا به آن دست یابیم. همچنین می‌تواند به توانایی گرفتن یا گرفتن چیزی محکم یا درک واضح چیزی اشاره داشته باشد.
1. Kurrlan would wage war on Veneseron to have him in his grasp.
2. She snapped her head out of his grasp and moved backwards.
3. He and Cianne butted heads with regular frequency, but she was careful not to do anything that threatened his grasp on power.
4. Or did they prefer to send away the most gifted in order to maintain a firmer grasp on the less able, more controllable Enforcer Adepts?
5. Somewhat impatient by nature, she had never been able to grasp why what she felt were her clear, succinct instructions failed to make sense to her son.
6. He, for one, showed no sign of being concerned that she was losing her grasp on Lach.
7. You need to grasp how crazy and dangerous these guys can be.
8. It was impossible to grasp when I first arrived how guarded the Lanzaroteños were when it comes to outsiders, especially in the relatively isolated villages of the north.
9. Without knowing the context, it was impossible to grasp the precise nature of the message implied by the painting, beyond that it had something to do with the death of solar power.
10. I try again and to my surprise this time the doorknob turns in my grasp.