Definition of verb greifen

Definition of the verb greifen (grab, grasp): …; Technik; etwas mit der Hand nehmen; jemanden fassen, gefangen nehmen; ergreifen; arrestieren; fassen; anschlagen with meanings, synonyms, prepositions, Objects with case, grammar information, translations and conjugation tables.

B1 · verb · haben · irregular · <also: intransitive · transitive · reflexive · passive>
greifen

greift · griff (griffe) · hat gegriffen

English grab, grasp, grip, seize, catch, reach, reach (for), assess, be effective, be rampant, betake (to), bite, catch (at), catch at, claw at, clutch (at), clutch at, collar, demonstrate, engage, escalate, estimate, exhibit, gain currency, gain traction, grab (at), grab at, grab for, grasp (at), hold, make a grab (for), nip, pick, play, reach (under), reach for, reach out for, reach out to grasp, resort (to), run rampant, show, sieze, snatch, snatch (at), spread, take, take effect, take hold of, turn (to)

/ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩/ · /ˈɡʁaɪ̯ft/ · /ɡʁɪf/ · /ˈɡʁɪfə/ · /ɡəˈɡʁɪfn̩/

[…, Technik] etwas mit der Hand nehmen; jemanden fassen, gefangen nehmen; ergreifen, arrestieren, fassen, anschlagen

(sich+A, sich+D, acc., nach+D, um+A, an+A, unter+A, zu+D)

» Adam griff nach dem Apfel. English Adam grabbed the apple.

Meanings

a.etwas mit der Hand nehmen, ergreifen, fassen, festhalten, packen
b.jemanden fassen, gefangen nehmen, arrestieren, fangen, ergreifen, festsetzen, gefangen nehmen
c.<intrans., nach+D, zu+D> die Hand nach jemandem, etwas ausstrecken, um ihn/es zu berühren, zu ergreifen, fassen, langen, nach etwas reichen
d.ein Musikinstrument durch Berührung zum Klingen bringen, anschlagen
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Conjugation Meanings

Usages

(sich+A, sich+D, acc., nach+D, um+A, an+A, unter+A, zu+D)

  • jemand/etwas greift nach etwas
  • jemand/etwas greift nach jemandem/etwas
  • jemand/etwas greift nach/zu etwas
  • jemand/etwas greift nach/zu jemandem/etwas
  • jemand/etwas greift sich an etwas
  • ...

passive possible


Prepositions Usages

Synonyms

a.≡ ergreifen ≡ fassen ≡ festhalten ≡ packen
b.≡ arrestieren ≡ ergreifen ≡ fangen ≡ festsetzen ≡ verhaften
c.≡ fassen ≡ langen
d.≡ anschlagen
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Synonyms

Example sentences

  • Adam griff nach dem Apfel. 
    English Adam grabbed the apple.
  • Er greift nach den Sternen. 
    English He reaches for the stars.
  • Eine Million ist zu hoch gegriffen . 
    English One million is too high.
  • Das Profil der Räder greift im Schnee. 
    English The profile of the wheels grips in the snow.
  • Deine Argumente sind aus der Luft gegriffen . 
    English Your arguments are unfounded.
  • Wie oft greifst du zur schnellen Küche? 
    English How often do you eat fast food?
  • Kind, greife nicht nach den Sternen. 
    English Don't reach for the moon, child.
  • Tom griff nach unten und streichelte seinen Hund. 
    English Tom reached down to pet his dog.
  • Möglicherweise greifen manche Einschränkungen. 
    English Some restrictions may apply.
  • Der Pianist greift in die Tasten. 
    English The pianist touches the keys.

Example sentences

Translations

English grab, grasp, grip, seize, catch, reach, reach (for), assess, ...
Russian хватать, схватить, брать, хвататься, ловить, поймать, браться, взять, ...
Spanish agarrar, coger, asir, tocar, aferrar, apelar a, atrapar, calcular, ...
French saisir, attraper, prendre, aspirer à, avoir recours à, chercher à attraper, estimer, faire, ...
Turkish yakalamak, tutmak, kapmak, el uzatmak, göstermek, sıkı tutmak, tahmin yapmak, çalmaya başlamak
Portuguese agarrar, pegar, segurar, tocar, apanhar, apresentar, capturar, dar uma estimativa, ...
Italian afferrare, prendere, catturare, abbrancare, aggranfiare, attecchire, dimostrare, essere efficace, ...
Romanian prinde, apuca, arăta, atinge, captura, demonstra, estima, evalua, ...
Hungarian megragad, fog, megfog, Fogni, becslést adni, elfogni, hat, kap, ...
Polish chwytać, łapać, złapać, brać, chwycić, chwytać za, mieć dobrą przyczepność, oceniać, ...
Greek πιάνω, αρπάζω, απλώνω, δείχνω, εκτίμηση, εμφανίζω, παίζω, πιάσιμο, ...
Dutch grijpen, pakken, aanraken, bespelen, effect sorteren, laten zien, schatten, tasten, ...
Czech chytit, uchopit, sahat, sáhnout, dotknout se, držet, hrát, odhadnout, ...
Swedish gripa, greppa, ta, få effekt, få grepp, fånga, göra verkan, spela, ...
Danish gribe, fange, fastgøre, fremvise, spille, tage, tage fat, tage fat i, ...
Japanese つかむ, 握る, かみ合う, しっかりとつかむ, 奏でる, 手を伸ばす, 捕まえる, 推定値を出す, ...
Catalan agafar, avaluar, capturar, estimar, exhibir, fer sonar, mostrar, prendre, ...
Finnish tarttua, ottaa kiinni, arvioida, kiinnittyä, napata, näyttää, osoittaa, ottaa, ...
Norwegian gribe, anslå, fange, feste grep, fremvise, grip, gripe, spille, ...
Basque heldu, atxilotu, balorazioa eman, eskuarekin hartu, eskuratu, hartu, lortu, lotu, ...
Serbian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, pokazati, prikloniti se, procena, svirati, zadržati, šest
Macedonian фати, давање проценка, допир, допирање, доприни, загребам, задржување, заплени, ...
Slovenian zgrabiti, igrati, oceniti, pokazati, prijemati, prikazati, primiti, segati, ...
Slowakisch uchopiť, chytiť, zachytiť, hrať, odhadnúť, ukázať požadovaný výsledok
Bosnian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, pokazati, prikloniti se, procjena, svirati, zadržati
Croatian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, pokazati, prikloniti se, procjena, svirati, zadržati
Ukrainian схопити, хапати, брати, захопити, демонструвати, доторкнутися, звучати, оцінка, ...
Bulgarian хващам, вземам, докосвам, задържам, захващам, оценка, показвам, показване, ...
Belorussian хапаць, браць, грыбаць, даваць ацэнку, дзінаць, захапіць, захоп, захопліваць, ...
Indonesian ambil, berhasil, main, memainkan, memberi hasil, memperkirakan, menahan, menangkap, ...
Vietnamese bắt, bắt giữ, chơi, có hiệu quả, nắm, nắm lấy, phát huy tác dụng, vươn tay, ...
Uzbek baholamoq, chalmoq, chertmoq, hibsga olish, ish bermoq, natija bermoq, qo'lini cho'zmoq, qo'lini tutmoq, ...
Hindi पकड़ना, अनुमान देना, अनुमान लगाना, असर दिखाना, काम करना, गिरफ्तार करना, जकड़ना, बजाना
Chinese 抓住, 估算, 估计, 伸出手, 嵌合, 弹奏, 演奏, 生效, ...
Thai คว้า, จับ, จับกุม, บรรเลง, ประมาณ, ประเมิน, มีผล, ยื่นมือออกไป, ...
Korean 잡다, 맞물리다, 먹히다, 손을 내밀다, 어림잡다, 연주하다, 체포하다, 추정하다, ...
Azerbaijani tutmaq, bağlanmaq, həbs etmək, işləmək, nəticə vermək, qiymətləndirmək, təxmin etmək, çalmaq, ...
Georgian დაჭერა, აღება, დაახლოება, დაკავება, ეფექტური არის, უკრავს, შედეგს იძლევა, შეერთება, ...
Bengali ধরা, অনুমান করা, আটকানো, কার্যকর হওয়া, গ্রেপ্তার করা, ধারণা করা, ফল দেওয়া, বাজানো, ...
Albanian kap, arrestoj, bie, funksionoj, lidhen, luaj, parashikoj, shtrij dorën, ...
Marathi पकडणे, अंदाज बांधणे, अंदाज लावणे, अटक करणे, जकडणे, परिणाम देणे, प्रभाव दाखवणे, वाजवणे, ...
Nepali समात्नु, अनुमान गर्नु, अनुमान लगाउनु, असर पार्नु, जकडनु, नतिजा दिनु, पक्राउ गर्नु, बजाउनु, ...
Telugu పట్టుకోవడం, అంచనా ఇవ్వు, అంచనా వేయు, అరెస్ట్ చేయడం, చేతిని విస్తరించండి, పని చేయు, ప్రభావం చూపు, వాయించు
Latvian aptuveni noteikt, arestēt, darboties, iekrist, nest rezultātu, novērtēt, noķert, paņemt, ...
Tamil பிடிக்க, கணிக்க, கை நீட்டிக்கவும், கைதுசெய், செயல்படு, பயன் தரு, மதிப்பீடு செய், வாசி
Estonian anda tulemusi, arestima, haakuma, haarama, haarata, hinnangut anda, hinnata, käe ulatama, ...
Armenian ազդել, արդյունք տալ, բռնել, գնահատել, կապել, ձեռք առաջ բերել, ձեռք վերցնել, ձերբակալել, ...
Kurdish girtin, destxistin, destê dirêjkirin, encam dan, karîger bûn, lêdan, taxmin kirin, têxmin kirin
Hebrewלתפוס، להשיג، לגעת، להחזיק، להיאחז، להעריך، להראות، ללכוד
Arabicأمسك، قبض، أخذ، أفاد، إظهار النتيجة المطلوبة، التقاط، تقدير، تمسك، ...
Persianگرفتن، چنگ زدن، اتخاذکردن، ارزیابی، دست دراز کردن، دستگیر کردن، متوسل شدن، نشان دادن نتیجه مورد نظر
Urduپکڑنا، چھونا، اندازہ لگانا، بجانا، قید کرنا، نتیجہ دکھانا، چپکنا، گھیرنا
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Translations

Conjugation

greift · griff (griffe) · hat gegriffen

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* Synonyms come partly from OpenThesaurus (openthesaurus.de) and may have been changed afterwards. They are freely available under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) license: greifen