umfangen

See also: Umfangen and Umfängen

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈfaŋən/
  • Hyphenation: um‧fan‧gen
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Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (higher register) to embrace, clasp
    Der tränenübergossene Vater umfing sein Kind mit beiden Armen. ― Overflowing with tears, the father embraced his child with both arms.
  2. (higher register, figurative) to envelop, surround, enclose
    Vom Tod umfangen ― To be surrounded by death

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “umfangen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “umfangen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “umfangen” in Duden online
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