GROPE FOR

Meaning of GROPE FOR in English

search uncertainly for (a word or answer) in one's mind.

→ grope

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GROPE FOR — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
GROPE FOR — phr verb Grope for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GROPE — v. palpar, palpear, tastar. TO ~ ONE'S WAY: serchar tastante li via
English interlingue dictionary
GROPE — hikaphikap
English-Visayan vocabulary
GROPE — verb (~d; groping) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize Date: before 12th …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GROPE — I. ˈgrōp verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English gropen, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GROPE — (v. t.) To examine; to test; to sound.
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. t.) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. i.) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to …
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — (v. i.) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
Английский словарь Webster
GROPE — ( v. t. ) To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GROPE — /grohp/ , v. , groped, groping , n. v.i. 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GROPE — verb ( groped ; grop·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grāpian; akin to Old English grīpan to seize …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GROPE — vi to feel with or use the hands; to handle. 2. grope ·vt to search out by feeling in the …
Webster English vocab
GROPE — [grope] vb groped ; grop.ing [ME, fr. OE grapian; akin to OE gripan to seize] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GROPE — grope BrE AmE ɡrəʊp AmE ɡroʊp ▷ groped ɡrəʊpt AmE ɡroʊpt ▷ gropes ɡrəʊps AmE ɡroʊps ▷ groping/ly ˈɡrəʊp ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GROPE — / grəʊp; NAmE groʊp/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. [ v ] grope (around)(for sth) to try and find …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROPE — I. grope 1 /ɡrəʊp $ ɡroʊp/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: grapian ] 1 . [intransitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GROPE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GROPE
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GROPE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB along ▪ The smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke spilled into the …
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FOR
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GROPE — [noun] [C] [informal]A grope means a sexual touch.They only had time for a kiss and a quick grope before saying …
Cambridge English vocab
GROPE — Synonyms and related words : agonize over, be at sea, be uncertain, beat about, doubt, examine, explore, feel, feel around, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GROPE — verb ADVERB ▪ blindly ▪ about ( BrE ), around , round ( esp. BrE ) PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GROPE — гл. 1) ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) to grope one's way ≈ пробираться наощупь Why are you groping about …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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GROPE — grope.ogg 1. grəʋp n редк. ощупывание 2. grəʋp v 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope in the dark - двигаться …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GROPE — 1. grəʋp n редк. ощупывание 2. grəʋp v 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope in the dark - двигаться ощупью …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GROPE — гл. 1) = grope about, = grope around ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope one's way — пробираться наощупь Why are …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GROPE — гл. 1) - grope about, - grope around ощупывать, идти ощупью to grope one's way — пробираться наощупь Why are you groping about …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
GROPE — _v. 1> ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) Why are you groping about in the dark? Here's the light! 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
GROPE — v. 1. ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) Why are you groping about in the dark? Here's the light! 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
GROPE — grope vt vulg sl When the lights went out he started groping her Когда свет погас, он начал лапать ее
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GROPE — гл. 1) ощупывать, идти ощупью (тж. grope about/around) to grope one's way ≈ пробираться наощупь Why are you groping about …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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YOURSELF
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YOUR
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TIME
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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SEARCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desperate search ▪ The female bear has left her young in a desperate …
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S
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PAY
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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DO
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BE
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BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
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AN
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