greift

Meanings

• Verb

  To seize or take hold of something, especially forcefully.

  - "He greift the ball during the game."
  - "The thief was greifted by the police."
  - "She greifted the child's hand to help him cross the street."

• Verb

  To touch or come into contact with something.

  - "The sun greifts my skin."
  - "The wind greifts my face."
  - "The artist greifts the canvas with his brush."

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Variants

List of all variants of greift that leads to same result
grift , grifted , grifter , grifters , grifting , grifts

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old High German word 'grifan,' meaning 'to seize' or 'to take'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'greift' is similar to the English word 'grasp,' which also means 'to take hold of' or 'to understand.'

2. In German, the word 'greifen' is used to describe the action of seizing or taking hold of something, and it is also the root word for the name of the German company 'Siemens AG,' which was founded by Werner von Siemens in 1866.

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Related Concepts

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1. Seize: To take control of something suddenly and forcefully.

2. Grasp: To understand or comprehend something fully.

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Culture

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In literature, 'greift' has been used to describe the act of seizing or taking hold of something, often in the context of conflict or struggle. In art, it has been depicted in various forms, such as sculptures of hands greifting objects or paintings of people greifting each other.

How to Memorize "greift"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of seizing or taking hold of something. Imagine your hand greifting an object or someone greifting you.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'greift' with the action of seizing or taking hold of something. Think of the sound of the word and the feeling of taking something in your hand.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'greift' with the word 'grab.' Remember, 'greift' means 'to grab' or 'to seize' in English.

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