greifen

B1 Verb frequency rank #1,853

What greifen means

Verb

to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)
to reach; to grab
to come into effect

Forms

greifen · greift · griff · hat gegriffen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

greifen in a sentence

Du musst mit beiden Händen nach dem Geländer greifen.

You need to grab the handrail with both hands.

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greifen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #1,853 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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