See also: Umfangen and Umfängen

German

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Pronunciation

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

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umfangen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present umfängt, past tense umfing, past participle umfangen, auxiliary haben)

  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 umfangenTo be surrounded by death

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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