Past tense of grasp
regular verb
The past tense of grasp is grasped. The past participle is also grasped.
Forms of grasp
| Base form (V1) | grasp /ɡɹɑːsp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | grasped /ɡɹæspt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | grasped /ɡɹæspt/ |
| Present participle | grasping /ˈɡɹæspɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grasps |
Grasped in a sentence
- Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.From the entry demonic
- I grasped his hand and gave it a grateful wring.From the entry wring
- He grasped the banister as he climbed the stairs.From the entry banister
- Then, with a businesslike rigor, he grasped the outstretched palm of Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady.2024 November 1, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, “Did Ron DeSantis Shake His Wife’s Hand?”, in The New York Times. From the entry businesslike
- As the next five-foot peeler rolled by, Lee grasped his board and clenched his teeth.2016, William Povletich, Some Like It Cold: Surfing the Malibu of the Midwest, →ISBN. From the entry peeler
Meaning of grasp
- verb To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- verb To understand.
- verb To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.
Questions about the past tense of grasp
- What is the past tense of grasp?
- The past tense of grasp is grasped.
- What is the past participle of grasp?
- The past participle of grasp is grasped.
- Is grasp a regular or irregular verb?
- Grasp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grasp (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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