"greifen" meaning in German

See greifen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/, [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən], [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩], [ˈɡʁaɪ̯fɱ̩] Audio: De-greifen.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German grîfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|grîfen}} Middle High German grîfen, {{inh|de|goh|grīfan}} Old High German grīfan, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*grīpan}} Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*grīpaną}} Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, {{der|de|ine-pro|*gʰreyb-|t=to grab, grasp}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”) Head templates: {{de-verb|greifen<griff,gegriffen>}} greifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift, past tense griff, past participle gegriffen, auxiliary haben) Inflection templates: {{de-conj|greifen<griff,gegriffen>}} Forms: greift [present, singular, third-person], griff [past], gegriffen [participle, past], haben [auxiliary], strong [table-tags], haben [auxiliary], greifen [infinitive], greifend [participle, present], gegriffen [participle, past], greife [first-person, indicative, present, singular], greifen [first-person, indicative, plural, present], greife [first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], greifen [first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], greifst [indicative, present, second-person, singular], greift [indicative, plural, present, second-person], greifest [second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], greifet [plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], greift [indicative, present, singular, third-person], greifen [indicative, plural, present, third-person], greife [singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], greifen [plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], griff [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], griffen [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], griffe [first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], griffen [first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], griffst [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], grifft [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], griffest [second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], griffst [second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], griffet [plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], grifft [plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], griff [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], griffen [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], griffe [singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person], griffen [plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person], greif [imperative, second-person, singular], greife [imperative, second-person, singular], greift [imperative, plural, second-person], strong [table-tags], haben [auxiliary], habe gegriffen [first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular], haben gegriffen [first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural], habe gegriffen [first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive], haben gegriffen [first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive], hast gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular], habt gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person], habest gegriffen [multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], habet gegriffen [multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], hat gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person], haben gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, third-person], habe gegriffen [multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], haben gegriffen [multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], hatte gegriffen [first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular], hatten gegriffen [first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural], hätte gegriffen [first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive], hätten gegriffen [first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive], hattest gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular], hattet gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person], hättest gegriffen [multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], hättet gegriffen [multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], hatte gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, third-person], hatten gegriffen [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, third-person], hätte gegriffen [multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], hätten gegriffen [multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], greifen werden [future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction], werde greifen [first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werden greifen [first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werdest greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werdet greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werde greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], werden greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], werde greifen [first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular], werden greifen [first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural], würde greifen [first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], würden greifen [first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], wirst greifen [future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], werdet greifen [future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person], würdest greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], würdet greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], wird greifen [future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person], werden greifen [future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, third-person], würde greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person], würden greifen [future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person], gegriffen haben werden [future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction], werde gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werden gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werdest gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werdet gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i], werde gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], werden gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person], werde gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular], werden gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural], würde gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], würden gegriffen haben [first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], wirst gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], werdet gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person], würdest gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], würdet gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii], wird gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person], werden gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, third-person], würde gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person], würden gegriffen haben [future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii, third-person]
  1. (transitive) to grab; to grasp; to grip (something) Tags: class-1, strong, transitive
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb-AhrJjlxx
  2. (transitive) to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way) Tags: class-1, strong, transitive
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb-DyrW3sA9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 10 33 10 8 21 18
  3. (intransitive) to reach; to grab Tags: class-1, intransitive, strong
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb-btnLRCOX
  4. (transitive) to capture (someone) Tags: class-1, strong, transitive Synonyms: schnappen, fassen
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb-NRH-l~O2
  5. (transitive, music, chords) to strike Tags: class-1, strong, transitive Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: anschlagen
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb-ZBO0~SuA Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  6. (intransitive) to take hold; to bite Tags: class-1, intransitive, strong
    Sense id: en-greifen-de-verb--LiPfXzj Categories (other): German verbs using haben as auxiliary Disambiguation of German verbs using haben as auxiliary: 14 20 13 12 15 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Grips [masculine]
Derived forms: abgreifen, angreifen, aufgreifen, ausgreifen, begreifen, Beutegreifer, durchgreifen, eingreifen, ergreifen, gegriffen, greifbar, Greifen, greifend, Greifvogel, Griff, herabgreifen, heraufgreifen, herausgreifen, hereingreifen, hergreifen, herübergreifen, heruntergreifen, hinabgreifen, hinaufgreifen, hinausgreifen, hineingreifen, hingreifen, hintergreifen, hinübergreifen, hinuntergreifen, übergreifen, um sich greifen, umgreifen, untergreifen, vergreifen, vorgreifen, zugreifen, zurückgreifen

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ausgreifen"
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      "word": "begreifen"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Beutegreifer"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "durchgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ergreifen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gegriffen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "greifbar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Greifen"
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      "word": "greifend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Greifvogel"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Griff"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "herabgreifen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heraufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "herausgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hereingreifen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "herübergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heruntergreifen"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hinaufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hinausgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hingreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hintergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hinübergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "übergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "um sich greifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "umgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "untergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vergreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vorgreifen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zugreifen"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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        "1": "de",
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griff",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegriffen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifet",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "griff",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grifft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griff",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greif",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habe gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habe gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "habest gegriffen",
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      "form": "gegriffen haben werden",
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      "form": "werde gegriffen haben",
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      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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      "form": "werdest gegriffen haben",
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    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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    },
    {
      "form": "werde gegriffen haben",
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    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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    {
      "form": "würde gegriffen haben",
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        "subjunctive-ii"
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    },
    {
      "form": "würden gegriffen haben",
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    },
    {
      "form": "wirst gegriffen haben",
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      "form": "würdet gegriffen haben",
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      "form": "wird gegriffen haben",
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    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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    },
    {
      "form": "würde gegriffen haben",
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    {
      "form": "würden gegriffen haben",
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    }
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          "grip"
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        "transitive"
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          "snatch",
          "snatch"
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        "(transitive) to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)"
      ],
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        "strong",
        "transitive"
      ]
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        {
          "english": "to touch something (literally, “to grab onto something”)",
          "text": "an etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach for something",
          "text": "nach etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach for something",
          "text": "zu etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach into something",
          "text": "in etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to reach; to grab"
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          "reach"
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          "grab",
          "grab"
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        "(intransitive) to reach; to grab"
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        "strong"
      ]
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        "to capture (someone)"
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        "(transitive) to capture (someone)"
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          "word": "schnappen"
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          "word": "fassen"
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      ]
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "de:Music",
          "parents": [
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            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        {
          "english": "He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, …",
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14",
          "text": "Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]",
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        }
      ],
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        "to strike"
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          "music"
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          "strike",
          "strike"
        ]
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        "transitive"
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        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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        {
          "english": "The tires did bite perfectly despite the bad weather.",
          "text": "Trotz des schlechten Wetters griffen die Reifen hervorragend",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "(intransitive) to take hold; to bite"
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        "strong"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fɱ̩]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-greifen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5c/De-greifen.ogg/De-greifen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/De-greifen.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "greifen"
}
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    "German class 1 strong verbs",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German strong verbs",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German verbs",
    "German verbs using haben as auxiliary"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "abgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "angreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "aufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "ausgreifen"
    },
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      "word": "begreifen"
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      "word": "Beutegreifer"
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      "word": "durchgreifen"
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    {
      "word": "eingreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "ergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "gegriffen"
    },
    {
      "word": "greifbar"
    },
    {
      "word": "Greifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "greifend"
    },
    {
      "word": "Greifvogel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Griff"
    },
    {
      "word": "herabgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "heraufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "herausgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hereingreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "herübergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "heruntergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hinabgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hinaufgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hinausgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hineingreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hingreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hintergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hinübergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "hinuntergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "übergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "um sich greifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "umgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "untergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vergreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vorgreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zugreifen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zurückgreifen"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "grîfen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German grîfen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "grīfan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German grīfan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*grīpan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *grīpan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*grīpaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *grīpaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰreyb-",
        "t": "to grab, grasp"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German grîfen, from Old High German grīfan, from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "greift",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griff",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gegriffen",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "greifend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griff",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grifft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grifft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griff",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "griffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greif",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greife",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greift",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habe gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habe gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hast gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habt gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habest gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habet gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hat gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "habe gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haben gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatte gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatten gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hätte gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hätten gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hattest gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hattet gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hättest gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hättet gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatte gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hatten gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hätte gegriffen",
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      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hätten gegriffen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "pluperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "greifen werden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde greifen",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden greifen",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdest greifen",
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        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdet greifen",
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        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde greifen",
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        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden greifen",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde greifen",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden greifen",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würde greifen",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würden greifen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wirst greifen",
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      "tags": [
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        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdet greifen",
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      "tags": [
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        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würdest greifen",
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        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würdet greifen",
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      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wird greifen",
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      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden greifen",
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        "future-i",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würde greifen",
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      "tags": [
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        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würden greifen",
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      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-i",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gegriffen haben werden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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      "tags": [
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        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdest gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdet gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
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        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-i",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werde gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würde gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würden gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wirst gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werdet gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würdest gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würdet gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wird gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "werden gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würde gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "würden gegriffen haben",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "future-ii",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "subjunctive-ii",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "greifen<griff,gegriffen>"
      },
      "expansion": "greifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift, past tense griff, past participle gegriffen, auxiliary haben)",
      "name": "de-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "greifen<griff,gegriffen>"
      },
      "name": "de-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Grips"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "grip",
          "grip"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "strong",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab"
        ],
        [
          "seize",
          "seize"
        ],
        [
          "snatch",
          "snatch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "strong",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German intransitive verbs",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to touch something (literally, “to grab onto something”)",
          "text": "an etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach for something",
          "text": "nach etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach for something",
          "text": "zu etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to reach into something",
          "text": "in etwas greifen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reach; to grab"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reach",
          "reach"
        ],
        [
          "grab",
          "grab"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to reach; to grab"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "intransitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to capture (someone)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to capture (someone)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "schnappen"
        },
        {
          "word": "fassen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "strong",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German transitive verbs",
        "de:Music"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He went to the piano room, struck a few chords on the out-of-tune grand piano, but soon left the room again, …",
          "ref": "1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 14",
          "text": "Er begab sich ins Klavierzimmer, griff ein paar Akkorde auf dem verstimmten Flügel, verließ aber bald wieder den Raum, [...]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to strike"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "strike",
          "strike"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "chords",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, music, chords) to strike"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "anschlagen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "strong",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German intransitive verbs",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The tires did bite perfectly despite the bad weather.",
          "text": "Trotz des schlechten Wetters griffen die Reifen hervorragend",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to take hold; to bite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "take hold",
          "take hold"
        ],
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to take hold; to bite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "intransitive",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fɱ̩]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-greifen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5c/De-greifen.ogg/De-greifen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/De-greifen.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "greifen"
}

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