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greep.

grasp, clutches

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. grasp, clutches

    masculine
    Dankzij het ruwe oppervlak van het apparaat heb je een goede greep.
    Heb je een goede greep op de zaak?
  2. fascination, obsession (in the phrase in de greep van)

    figuratively · masculine
    Hij was helemaal in de greep van dat computerspel.
  3. guess

    figuratively · masculine
    Ik doe maar een greep.
  4. some samples that are reasonably representative for a larger collection

    masculine
    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.

noun
  1. grip, handle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch grepe, from Old Dutch *grēpa (“handle, grip”), from Proto-Germanic *graipō.

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