Schaffen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- achieve verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- arrive verb To reach a place after travelling.
- cope verb To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
- create verb To bring something into existence; to make something new.
- creation noun Something that has been made, especially an original work of art, invention, or design.
- fetch verb To go and get something, then bring it back.
- manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
- progeny noun Offspring or descendants, considered together.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
Senses
Schaffen is used for these senses in English:
- achieve (transitive) To carry out successfully; to accomplish. [from 14th c.]
- arrive (intransitive) To obtain a level of success or fame; to succeed.
- cope (intransitive) To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- cope with (transitive) To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.
- create To make#Verb or produce#Verb from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
- creation (uncountable) The act of creating something.
- fetch (intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- make it To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.
achieve — full definition
- verb To succeed in doing or reaching something, usually after effort.
- verb To do well, especially in school or in a career.
arrive — full definition
- verb To reach a place after travelling.
- verb To reach a certain moment, stage, or level of success.