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gefangen.

caught

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. caught

    not-comparable
  2. imprisoned

    not-comparable
  3. trapped

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gefangen, gevangen, from Old High German gifangan, from Proto-West Germanic *gafangan, past participle of *fą̄han, equivalent to ge- + fangen. Cognate with Middle Low German gevangen, Dutch gevangen.

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