angreifen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anegrīfen (“to grab, seize upon, violate, assault, attack”), from Old High German anagrīfan (“to touch, grab, seize, attack”), from Proto-West Germanic *anagrīpan (“to seize, attack”), equivalent to an- +‎ greifen. Cognate with German Low German angriepen, Dutch aangrijpen, Old English ongripe (“an attack, assault”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanɡʁaɪ̯fən/, [ˈanɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] Hyphenation: an‧grei‧fen === Verb === angreifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift an, past tense griff an, past participle angegriffen, auxiliary haben) to attack Synonym: attackieren Antonym: verteidigen (Austria) to touch, to handle Synonyms: berühren, anfassen Du sollst die Steckdose nicht angreifen! ― You are not supposed to touch the wall socket! ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Angreifen, Angreifer angreifend, angegriffen angreifbar ==== Related terms ==== Angriff begreifen durchgreifen zugreifen === Further reading === “angreifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “angreifen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “angreifen” in Duden online “angreifen” in OpenThesaurus.de