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packen.

to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpakən/[ˈpakən][ˈpakŋ̩]
  1. to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed

    intransitive · transitive · weak
    Du musst deine Sachen packen.
    Du musst packen.
  2. to grab, to grip, to take

    transitive · weak
    Er packte mich am Arm.
  3. to manage, to stand, to cope

    informal · transitive · weak
    Ich pack das alles nich’...
    Wir packen das.
  4. to take (a bus, train, etc.)

    regional · slang · transitive · weak
    Lass den Bus packen!
  5. to beat it

    dated · reflexive · regional · weak
    Pack dich!
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon *pakko, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”). Cognate with German Low German packen, Dutch pakken, Saterland Frisian pakje, West Frisian pakke, English pack.

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