 | English | German  |  |
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 | to grasp sth. [seize and hold firmly; also: comprehend fully] | 1472 etw. fassen [ergreifen und festhalten; auch: begreifen] |  |
 | to catch sth. | 725 etw.Akk. fassen |  |
 | to parse [comprehend] | 527 fassen [verstehen] |  |
 | to impound [waters] | 411 fassen [Gewässer] |  |
 | to conceive sth. [understand] | 281 etw. fassen [erfassen] |  |
 | to comprehend | 254 fassen [begreifen] |  |
 | to grip | 180 fassen |  |
 | to contain sth. [of box, bottle, room etc.] | 162 etw. fassen [Container, Tank, Raum etc.] |  |
 | to seize sb. [criminal] | 85 jdn. fassen [festnehmen] |  |
 | to subsume | 77 fassen [subsumieren, zusammenfassen] |  |
 | to apprehend sth. | 69 etw. fassen [begreifen, erfassen] |  |
 | to hold [capacity of a tank etc.] | 46 fassen [aufnehmen können] |  |
 | to express | 37 fassen [Gedanke, Gefühl] |  |
 | to apprehend sb. | 35 jdn. fassen [festnehmen, ergreifen] |  |
 | to carry sth. [contain] | 29 etw. fassen [Gefäß, Behälter etc.] |  |
 | to receive | 22 fassen [ausfassen] |  |
 | to set sth. [a precious stone] | 13 etw.Akk. fassen [einen Edelstein] |  |
 | to mount sth. [set] [a jewel] | etw.Akk. fassen [einen Edelstein] |  |
 | to take hold of | fassen [packen, ergreifen] |  |
 | to round up sb. | jdn. fassen |  |
 | law to arrest sb. | jdn. fassen [festnehmen] |  |
Nouns |
 | stonesetting [gemstones] | 7 Fassen {n} [Edelsteine] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to make decisions | Beschlüsse fassen |  |
 | to define narrowly | eng fassen |  |
 | to interpret narrowly | eng fassen |  |
 | to establish oneself | Fuß fassen |  |
 | idiom to take root [of an idea, belief, or system] | Fuß fassen |  |
 | idiom to gain a foothold | Fuß fassen |  |
 | to get a foothold | Fuß fassen |  |
 | to find traction [idiom] | Fuß fassen [fig.] |  |
 | idiom to gain traction | Fuß fassen [fig.] |  |
 | to settle down | Fuß fassen [Redewendung] [sich niederlassen und eingewöhnen] |  |
 | to find one's feet [idiom] [adapt to a new situation / environment] | Fuß fassen [Redewendung] [sich zurechtfinden, eingewöhnen] |  |
 | to abbreviate | kurz fassen |  |
 | to bear up | Mut fassen |  |
 | to take courage | Mut fassen |  |
 | to take heart | Mut fassen |  |
 | to pluck up courage | Mut fassen |  |
 | to screw up one's courage | Mut fassen |  |
 | to catch at sth. | nach etw.Dat. fassen [greifen oder versuchen zu erreichen] |  |
 | to redraft [e.g. a sentence] | neu fassen [z. B. einen Satz] |  |
 | to compose oneself | sich fassen |  |
 | to contain oneself | sich fassen |  |
 | to fall into step | Tritt fassen |  |
 | to reach under sth. | unter etw.Akk. fassen |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | ... and grasp firmly. | ... und fest fassen. [ugs.] [fest umfassen] |  |
 | Unbelievable! | Nicht zu fassen! |  |
 | med. prehensile {adj} | zum Fassen geeignet [durch Greifen] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | to become established | (festen) Fuß fassen |  |
 | to gain a foothold [also fig.] | (festen) Fuß fassen [auch fig.] |  |