the.com/grasp
To seize with the hand or the mind, depending on which is closer.
means To take firm hold of something physically, or to fully understand an idea.
from From Middle English graspen, likely a tangle of grapsen and the same root as grope — both fumbling toward something just out of reach.
Twin meaningsHands clutch objects; minds clutch concepts.
Just beyondGrasp implies reach, hence to exceed one's grasp.
Body to brainComprehension borrowed the body's word for catching.