Takes hold of
Graspeth is an archaic form of grasps, using the third-person singular ending -eth that was standard in Early Modern English.
It appears in biblical and liturgical texts: He graspeth the wind in his fists.
Outside quotation or deliberate archaism, the form is obsolete.
Old English for comprehends
Old English for comprehends
Archaic form of takes
Archaic form of pursues
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Takes hold of
Graspeth is an archaic form of grasps, using the third-person singular ending -eth that was standard in Early Modern English.
It appears in biblical and liturgical texts: He graspeth the wind in his fists.
Outside quotation or deliberate archaism, the form is obsolete.
1. comprehension — understandeth, Old English for comprehends; knoweth (Archaic verb for comprehends); taketh (Archaic form of takes); followeth (Old English for pursues)
2. physical — taketh, Archaic form of takes; toucheth (Archaic for contacts); keepeth (Holds, old verb form)
3. aspiration — seeketh, Archaic form of pursues; desireth (Wants, archaically); coveteth (Archaic: intensely desires); wanteth (Archaic lacks or desires); pursueth
PHYSICAL ACTIONgraspeth ≠ droppeth Archaic for descends; throweth · releases · lets go · drops · yieldeth
COMPREHENSION (archaic sense)graspeth ≠ misses Fails to connect; misunderstands
LINGUISTIC REGISTERgraspeth ≠ grasps Holds or comprehends; grabs · seizes · clutches · takes hold · holds
grasped the nettle (Confronted a difficult situation)
grasped
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/graspeth