grasp
to -hold- someone or something / hold,clasp,grip,clutch,cling,hang on
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to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly:
Rosie suddenly grasped my hand.
If you grasp an opportunity, you take it eagerly:
We must grasp every opportunity to strengthen economic ties with other countries.
to understand something, especially something difficult:
I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.
The government has acknowledged that homelessness is a problem but it has failed to grasp the scale of the problem.