treffen

Meaning

1. (class-4,reflexive,strong,transitive) to meet; to encounter
2. (class-4,intransitive,strong,transitive) to hit; to strike
3. (class-4,strong,transitive) to affect; to concern
4. (class-4,colloquial,intransitive,often,reflexive,strong) to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate
5. (class-4,strong,transitive) to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action

Concepts

meet

strike

hit

encounter

score

catch

find

run across

attain

run up against

see

knock

smack

get

come across

meet up with

beat

stub

wallop

accomplish

achieve

arrive at

reach

capture

manage

succeed

apprehend

captivate

clutch

confiscate

discern

grab

grapple

grasp

grip

nab

notice

perceive

scald

seize

snatch

trap

struck

stricken

met

insult

have a bad experience

have an accident

arrive

come to pass

apply to

be applicable

be assigned

be equivalent to

be hit

be successful

face

lie

treat

undertake

make a hit

happen to encounter

have a date

hold a rendezvous

meet by chance

affect

aim at

discover

come together

fight

clash

swat

enconter

get together

run into

bump into

hurt

make

take

Hyphenated as

tref‧fen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʁɛfən/

Etymology

From Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną, whence also English drub.

Sentences

Das müssen wir anstreben und das heißt , sachliche Haushaltsentscheidungen zu treffen .

We must invest in this, however, and that means the proper budget decisions have to be taken.