kriegen
- (colloquial, weak) to get
- (colloquial, weak) to catch, to come down with
- (colloquial, weak) to get (something to a desired state)
- (auxiliary, colloquial, weak) to get (with the past participle form of a verb)
- (dated, rare, weak) to war
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkriːɡən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German kriegen (“to war, to conquer property or land”). Verbalisation of Krieg (“war”). Cognate to Bavarian kriagn, Dutch krijgen, Hunsrik krien.
Related words
Krieg führen
habhaft werden
sich schnappen
zuteil werden
sich zuziehen
in Empfang nehmen
heimgesucht werden
sich aussetzen
hochgehen lassen
hoppnehmen
auffliegen lassen
kaschen
arripieren
zu fassen kriegen
hops nehmen
am Schlaffitchen packen
recibir
recevoir
ottenere
obter
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