erwischen

A2 Verb frequency rank #6,684

What erwischen means

Verb

to catch (often referring to catching someone in an act of wrongdoing)
to board, to catch (a train, flight, etc.)

Forms

erwischen · erwischt · erwischte · hat erwischt (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

erwischen in a sentence

Die Polizei erwischte den Taschendieb auf frischer Tat.

The police caught the pickpocket in the act.

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erwischen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #6,684 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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