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vangen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • enmesh verb To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
  • ensnare verb To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.

Senses

vangen is used for these senses in English:

  • catch (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
  • enmesh To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
  • ensnare To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
  • seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • trap (transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

catch — full definition

  1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  2. verb To become infected with an illness.
  3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
  4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
  5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

enmesh — full definition

  1. verb To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
  2. verb To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
  3. verb To involve in difficulties.

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