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begrasp

begrasp verb: to grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.

Verb

begrasp (third-person singular simple present begrasps, present participle begrasping, simple past and past participle begrasped)

  1. (dialectal, rare, transitive) To grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.
    • [...] As if his hand begrasp't already An iron-geddok; [...]1827, William Tennant, Papistry storm'd
    • I am now realmless; Me have so hard the clasps of Hell Firmly begrasped.1873, The Contemporary Review, volume 21, page 218
    Synonyms:
    clasp, grasp, grip

Synonyms of begrasp

Forms of begrasp

third-person singular presentbegrasps
present participlebegrasping
past participlebegrasped
pastbegrasped

Origin of begrasp

From be- (“around, about, completely”) + grasp.

Questions about begrasp

What does begrasp mean?
Begrasp means to grasp around or about; grasp firmly, fully, or completely; apprehend.
What part of speech is begrasp?
Begrasp is a verb.
What is the past tense of begrasp?
The past tense of begrasp is begrasped.

Words near begrasp in the dictionary

  1. begpackers
  2. begpacking
  3. begpost
  4. begposts
  5. begrace
  6. begrasp
  7. begrasped
  8. begrasping
  9. begrasps
  10. begrassed
  11. begrave

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