German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ greifen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌɡʁaɪ̯fən/
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Verb

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zugreifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift zu, past tense griff zu, past participle zugegriffen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grab, to seize, to snap
  2. to serve oneself, to help oneself
    Bitte greifen Sie zu!Please help yourself!
  3. (intransitive, with auf + accusative) to access, to read
    Er kann auf diese Daten nicht direkt zugreifen.He can't access these data directly.

Conjugation

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See also

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Further reading

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  • zugreifen” in Duden online
  • zugreifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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