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2 Translation results for grasping in Spanish

adjective | verb

grasping adjective

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avaro, avaricioso

Example sentences of
grasping adjective

  • •Her grasping children fought over her property when she died.
  • •a grasping person who would rather buy a car he didn't need than give a dime to charity
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Synonyms of
grasping adjective

covetous, greedy, acquisitive, avaricious, grabby

Detailed synonyms for grasping adjective

See: Covetous

grasp verb

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grasped, has grasped, is grasping, grasps
agarrar, asir; entender, comprender

Example sentences of
grasp verb

  • •I grasped the end of the rope and pulled as hard as I could.
  • •I grasped the rope by its end.
  • •His arthritis is so bad he can barely grasp a pencil.
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Synonyms of
grasp verb

understand, comprehend, appreciate, fathom, take, seize, clutch, snatch, grab, collar, hold, grip

Detailed synonyms for grasp verb

See: Hold, Take, Understand
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Reverse translation for grasping

avaro  - miserly, greedy 
avaricioso  - avaricious, greedy 
agarrar  - to grab, to grasp, to catch, to take, to grapple 
asir  - to seize, to grasp 
entender  - to figure out, to understand, to think, to believe, to mean, to intend, to infer, to deduce 
comprender  - to catch on, to comprehend, to understand, to cover, to include 
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