erfangen

== German == === Etymology === er- +‎ fangen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈfaŋən/ === Verb === erfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present erfängt, past tense erfing, past participle erfangen, auxiliary haben) (transitive, dated) to catch something or someone Synonyms: fangen, einfangen (Austria, Bavaria, reflexive) to recompose oneself, to regain one's composure (Austria, Bavaria, reflexive) to recover from an illness or an accident (also used figuratively) Synonyms: erholen, genesen, gesunden (Austria, Bavaria, reflexive) to just prevent a fall ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “erfangen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “erfangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erfangen” in Duden online