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fassen.

to gird, to surround, to confine into a form

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfasn̩//ˈfasən/
  1. to gird, to surround, to confine into a form

    weak
  2. to grasp, to catch

    weak
  3. to seize, to capture

    weak
  4. to compose oneself (to calm, to free from agitation)

    reflexive · weak
  5. to accept, to believe (a misfortune)

    intransitive · negative · usually · weak
    Ich fasse es nicht, dass sie weg ist.
  6. to express, put, formulate, define

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vaȥȥen, from Old High German faȥȥōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fatōn, from Proto-Germanic *fatōną (“to fetch, hold”). Cognate with English fetch.

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