greep.
grasp, clutches
Meaning & usage
grasp, clutches
Dankzij het ruwe oppervlak van het apparaat heb je een goede greep.
Heb je een goede greep op de zaak?
fascination, obsession (in the phrase in de greep van)
Hij was helemaal in de greep van dat computerspel.
guess
Ik doe maar een greep.
some samples that are reasonably representative for a larger collection
Dit is een greep uit de talen waarin Wiktionary beschikbaar is: Engels, Nederlands, Spaans en Zweeds.
In deze vitrine ziet u een greep uit ons assortiment.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch grepe, from Old Dutch *gripi (“grasp, clutch”), from Proto-Germanic *gripiz. A variant nominative singular form, Old Dutch *grip, is preserved in begrip.
grip, handle
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch grepe, from Old Dutch *grēpa (“handle, grip”), from Proto-Germanic *graipō.
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