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greifen in English:

1. gripping


It was a gripping drama, I couldn't take my eyes off it.
A gripping film is the one you can't stop watching.
gripping book
It's absolutely gripping! I cant's remember when I last read a book with a flashlight under my blanket.
There are some gripping images and one hair-raising moment.
Some films are extremely gripping.
The book was so gripping but the film didn’t do it justice.
Collins’ gripping detective novel
it was gripping tale of murder
there is a gripping thriler on tv tonigt
It's not as gripping as dinosaur sex, so we're not going to go into it further.
The book's plot is gripping for every reader.
Crime stories by Miłoszewski are very gripping
A gripping story. I was hooked from the very first page.
Disaster films are more gripping than comedians.

English word "greifen"(gripping) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Feeling" (Roger Dee)
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "A Daughter of Japan" (F...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Solomon's Orbit" (Willi...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Satellite System" (Hora...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Ordeal of Colonel J...

2. grab


Grab him.
I had to grab her to keep her from falling.
In case of fire, I would grab my flute and escape.
You have to grab every opportunity life gives you.
I was so late I only had time to grab my coat and rush out of the door.
Set to poke up through the ground and grab you.
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
The two of you need to take the basket of apples over to your grandfather, the mother said. "You will grab it from one side, and you - from the other. And that's how you'll set out."
It might grab you, it might engage you more than anything else. He grabbed my interest and I started listening to his story.
I'll just grab a coffee and be with you in a second.
Grab - Take something quickly in your hand. eg The rober grabbed Mary's purse.
On seeing the shark the young women grabbed the capitain's arm and held onto him
if you grab something such as food or a drink, you take it from somewhere very quickly, especially because you are in a hurry
Lucy grabbed at the ropes, burning red stripes across her hands.
grab (n),

English word "greifen"(grab) occurs in sets:

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Irregular verbs

3. grapple


I grapple with waking up early.
... did not have to grapple with this serious philosophical...

English word "greifen"(grapple) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Snowball" (Stanley ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Finger plays for nurser...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Book of Friendship ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Bankrupt or Advice ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Vision of Hell, Par...

4. grasping


He then put his shoes into the bag and, grasping the iron bar in his right hand, he moved quietly to

English word "greifen"(grasping) occurs in sets:

Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Lost Child" (Henry ...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "Father Bear and Bobby B...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Three Sisters Night...
Flashcards aus dem Buch - "The Genera of Phyllomed...