Verb
abfangen
to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
A2
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Meanings
Verb
- to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
- to intercept, to catch (to interact with a person while they are on their way to somewhere, chiefly with the intent to distract, stop or get something from them)
- to catch, to pull out of a dive (a plane)
- to catch oneself, to break one's fall (to stop or slow one's fall by holding on to something or bracing against a surface)
In a sentence
Die Rakete konnte abgefangen werden.
The missile could be intercepted.
Forms
infinitive
abfangen
he/she/it
fängt ab
simple past
fing ab
perfect
hat abgefangen
takes + Akkusativ