verfangen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vervāhen, from Old High German firfāhan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ fangen; see the latter for the phonetic development.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈfaŋən/, [fɐˈfaŋŋ̍], [-ŋn̩], [-ŋən], /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧fan‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aŋən

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (reflexive) to be or get caught, to be or get entangled (as in a net, trap, etc.)
  2. (intransitive) to work, work out, function

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

References

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