einfangen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German īnvāhen, from Old High German infāhan. Equivalent to ein- +‎ fangen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌfaŋən/
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Verb

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einfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fängt ein, past tense fing ein, past participle eingefangen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to capture, to catch
  2. (transitive, dative reflexive) to catch, to be infected with (a disease, an illness)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • einfangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • einfangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • einfangen” in Duden online
  • einfangen” in OpenThesaurus.de