fesseln

C1 Verb frequency rank #5,815

What fesseln means

Verb

to chain, to bind
to rivet (someone's attention), to captivate

Forms

fesseln · fesselt · fesselte · hat gefesselt (an + Akkusativ; an + Dativ)

Pronunciation

fesseln in a sentence

Er fesselte ihn an den Händen.

He tied him up by the hands.

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fesseln is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #5,815 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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