griebtis
1. (taisytis, stiprėti) get well; recover ; 2. (imti ką veikti) set (to); take (to); take up (smth); begin ( + to inf; + ger), start ( + to inf; + ger); undertake to do the work; griebtis skaityti begin to read; begin/start reading; griebtis darbo set to work, get/go down to work, settle to (one's) work;3. (rankomis už ko) touch (smth); seize (smth); get hold (of); griebtis ginklo take up arms; griebtis už šiaudo prk. clutch/catch at a straw; griebtis priemonių prk. take measures ; make arrangements