Fassen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- compose verb To make up or form the parts of something.
- seize verb To grab hold of something on purpose, often quickly or firmly.
- sic adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.
- subsume verb To treat one idea or thing as belonging within a broader category.
Senses
Fassen is used for these senses in English:
- apprehension (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
- catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
- compose To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- sic (transitive) To set upon; to chase; to attack.
- subsume (transitive) To place (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include or contain something else.
apprehension — full definition
- noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
- noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
- noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.
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