umfangen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʊmˈfaŋən/ Hyphenation: um‧fan‧gen === Verb === umfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present umfängt, past tense umfing, past participle umfangen, auxiliary haben) (higher register) to embrace, clasp Der tränenübergossene Vater umfing sein Kind mit beiden Armen. ― Overflowing with tears, the father embraced his child with both arms. (higher register, figurative) to envelop, surround, enclose Vom Tod umfangen ― To be surrounded by death ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Umfangen, Umfanger, Umfangung === Further reading === “umfangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “umfangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “umfangen” in Duden online