treffen

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to hit, strike
2. (transitive) to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
3. (intransitive) to be opportune
4. (transitive) to meet with
5. (transitive) to achieve, accomplish
6. (transitive) to feel, come to believe

Noun

1. (neuter) encounter
2. (neuter) meeting

Concepts

strike

hit

encounter

find

catch

attain

run across

meet

run up against

score

reach

battle

scuffle

accomplish

achieve

get

struggle

see

knock

smack

arrive at

action

combat

move

engagement

impinge

take

beat

stub

wallop

manage

succeed

clash

fight

fray

capture

affect

agitate

effect

touch

hook

locate

spot

bore

broach

come across

sink

tap

apprehend

captivate

clutch

confiscate

discern

grab

grapple

grasp

grip

nab

notice

perceive

scald

seize

snatch

trap

hurt

stir

make

meeting

confrontation

swat

enconter

smite

strike home

touch on

drop across

hit upon

argument

biffo

bushwhacking

conflict

contest

donnybrook

duel

free-for-all

hassle

joust

melee

quarrel

riot

rough-and-tumble

strife

tussle

Hyphenated as

tref‧fen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɛfə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Replaced rare Middle Dutch drepen, from Old Dutch drepan, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

Sentences

We zullen het controleren en de nodige maatregelen treffen .

It will be checked and the necessary action will be taken.