ergreifen

Meaning

  1. (class-1, strong) to seize, capture
  2. (class-1, strong) to take up (a job, etc.)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛʁˈɡʁaɪfən/
Etymology

From Middle High German ergreifen, from Old High German irgreifōn. Equivalent to er- + greifen.

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