kriegen

Meaning

1. (colloquial,weak) to get
2. (colloquial,weak) to catch, to come down with
3. (colloquial,weak) to get (something to a desired state)
4. (auxiliary,colloquial,weak) to get (with the past participle form of a verb)
5. (dated,rare,weak) to war

Concepts

get

receive

catch

war

find

obtain

recieve

make war

wage war

come by

suffer

sustain

come down with

have

fetch

land

buy

purchase

take

Hyphenated as

krie‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkriːɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German kriegen (“to war, to conquer property or land”). Verbalisation of Krieg (“war”). Cognate to Bavarian kriagn, Dutch krijgen, Hunsrik krien.

Sentences

Der Gründer des Startups kann den Hals nicht voll kriegen .

The founder of the startup can't get his neck full.