agripper

Meaning

to grip, grab, cling on to, grab hold of

Concepts

seize

grab

take

catch

grip

grasp

clutch

capture

arrest

nab

get

have up

hold

hold up

press together

nail

pack

print

entrap

snap up

snare

snatch

ensnare

take hold of

take in charge

trammel

withhold information

wrap

go against

Synonyms

saisir

attraper

🪤

capturer

arrêter

prendre

emparer

empoigner

ficeler

saisir fermement

appréhender

saisir au corps

emballer

se cramponner à

serrer

tenir

Translations

greifen

ergreifen

yakalamak

atrapar

grijpen

agafar

afferrare

prendere

kapmak

agarrar

agarrar

bemachtigen

packen

kavramak

vastgrijpen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.ɡʁi.pe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French:

Inherited from Old French: agriper

Cognate with Middle Dutch: aengrīpen

Cognate with Old High German: anagrīfan

Cognate with Old English: grīpan

In summary

Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French agriper (“to snatch”), from Frankish *angrīpan (“to seize”), from Proto-Germanic *ana- (“on-”) + *grīpaną (“to take, seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to take, seize, rake”). Cognate with Middle Dutch aengrīpen (“to grasp, seize”), Old High German anagrīfan (“to touch, grasp”), Old English grīpan (“to seize, snatch, take, apprehend”). More at grip.