angreifen

Meaning

1. (class-1,strong) to attack
2. (Austria,class-1,strong) to touch, to handle

Concepts

attack

assault

assail

charge

affect

clutch

grab

grasp

grip

rip

strafe

aggress

impugn

commit aggression

attitudinize

feign

influence

move

pose

put on airs

stir

nab

seize

snatch

hit

strike

invade

offend

affront

aggravate

annoy

arouse

exasperate

excite

incite

irritate

provoke

rouse

set on edge

stimulate

stir up

tease

apprehend

attain

captivate

capture

catch

confiscate

discern

encounter

find

grapple

notice

perceive

run across

run up against

scald

score

trap

clash

engage

action of force

make a sudden visit

raid

thrust at

lunge

rush

make a victim of

make an example of

flay

skin

set upon

corrode

touch

savage

abuse

batter

mug

damage

dig into

tax

Hyphenated as

an‧grei‧fen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈanɡʁaɪ̯fən/

Etymology

From Middle High German anegrīfen (“to grab, seize upon, violate, assault, attack”), from Old High German anagrīfan (“to touch, grab, seize, attack”), from Proto-West Germanic *anagrīpan (“to seize, attack”), equivalent to an- + greifen. Cognate with German Low German angriepen, Dutch aangrijpen, Old English ongripe (“an attack, assault”).

Sentences

Der Feind merkt gar nicht , wenn wir ihn mit Nanobots angreifen .

The enemy doesn't even notice when we attack them with nanobots.