fassen

Meaning

1. (weak) to gird, to surround, to confine into a form
2. (weak) to grasp, to catch
3. (weak) to seize, to capture
4. (reflexive,weak) to compose oneself (to calm, to free from agitation)
5. (intransitive,negative,usually,weak) to accept, to believe (a misfortune)

Hyphenated as

fas‧sen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfasn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German fazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to fetch, hold”). Cognate with English fetch.

Sentences

Generell ist Rehbergs Einstellung gegenüber der nationalsozialistischen Ideologie nicht eindeutig zu fassen .

In general, Rehberg's attitude towards National Socialist ideology cannot be clearly grasped.