erwischen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erwischen. Equivalent to er- +‎ wischen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɛʁˈvɪ.ʃən], [ɛɐ̯ˈvɪ.ʃn̩] === Verb === erwischen (weak, third-person singular present erwischt, past tense erwischte, past participle erwischt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to catch (often referring to catching someone in an act of wrongdoing) (transitive) to board, to catch (a train, flight, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ertappen === Further reading === “erwischen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “erwischen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erwischen” in Duden online “erwischen” in OpenThesaurus.de