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English to Japanese Dictionary

grasping Meaning in Japanese (grasping 英語 意味)

adjective欲深い
verb掴む、理解する
欲深い in English:grasping
Phonetic:よくぶかい
Quick Answer • 要約

grasping の日本語の意味は「欲深い, 掴む、理解する」です。 (金銭や所有物を過度に欲しがる、または得ることに熱心なさま。強欲で利己的。)

Definitions of Grasping

  1. 1
    adjective
    欲深い

    Describing someone who is excessively eager to acquire money or possessions; avaricious and selfish.

    金銭や所有物を過度に欲しがる、または得ることに熱心なさま。強欲で利己的。

  2. 2
    verb
    掴む、理解する

    The act of taking hold of something firmly, or understanding something intellectually.

    何かをしっかりと掴む行為、または知的に理解する行為。

Example Sentences

casual

“His grasping nature made him unpopular among his colleagues.”

彼の欲深い性質は、同僚たちの間で彼を不人気にした。

casual

“She had a firm grasping hand on the rope.”

彼女はロープをしっかりと掴んでいた。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

greedyavariciouscovetous

Antonyms (対義語)

In English:

generousaltruistic

Inflected Word Forms

infinitivegrasp
third person singulargrasps
past tensegrasped
agent noungrasper