Polyglot Dictionary

eingreifen

/ˈaɪnˌɡʁaɪfn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
greift ein
past
griff ein
perfect
hat eingegriffen

Meaning

  1. to intervene

    Built from ein (in, into) + greifen (to grasp).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ein in, into
  • greifen to grasp

Similar words

dazwischentreten

eingreifen and dazwischentreten are close synonyms for "to intervene," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

intervenir

intervenir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

Portuguese

intervir

intervir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to intervene."

Practice

1 What does eingreifen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei musste ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches eingreifen?

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