fahnden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to find out”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass, bridge”). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare ahnden.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /faːndən/
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Verb

fahnden (weak, third-person singular present fahndet, past tense fahndete, past participle gefahndet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (law enforcement, with nach) to search for (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or stolen/illegal goods)
    Die Polizei fahndet nach den Verdächtigen / dem vermissten Mädchen / der Beute.
    Police are searching for the suspects / the missing girl / the booty.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “fahnden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “fahnden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “fahnden” in Duden online
  • “fahnden” in OpenThesaurus.de
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