um (sep)

umgreifen

hat umgegriffen · griff um
Based on: greifen, um
1.

to change grip

(When you change the way you grab something. Think of carrying a washing machine up the stairs or changing your hands on the steering wheel during a hard turn.)
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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”

"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.

Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen

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How many meanings does the German word 'umgreifen' have?

umgreifen has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to change grip.

What is the past tense of 'umgreifen'?

hat umgegriffen / griff um

What is 'umgreifen' related to?

The word 'umgreifen' is related to greifen and um.

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The Meaning and Family of “greifen”
"greifen" is one of the German words for "grabbing" besides "fassen". And especially the relatives of "greifen" are really useful - like der Griff, begreifen or ahngreifen.
Vocab: greifen, der Griff, der Greif, Griffin, angreifen, der Angriff, begreifen, der Begriff, durchgreifen, ergreifen, übergriffig, eingreifen, zugreifen
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