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pakken.

to grab, to take

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɑkə(n)/

  1. to grab, to take

    transitive
    pak mijn hand

  2. to get, to fetch

    transitive

  3. to pack, to compact

    transitive

  4. to wrap up

    transitive

  5. to fuck

    transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch packen. Equivalent to pak + -en. Cognate with West Frisian pakke (“to take, grip”), Saterland Frisian pakje (“to grab, take”), German Low German packen (“to grab”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.