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anfassen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • apprehension noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
  • touch verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.

Senses

anfassen is used for these senses in English:

  • apprehension (rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
  • touch (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
  • touch (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. [from 14th c.]

apprehension — full definition

  1. noun A worried feeling that something bad might happen; anxiety about the future.
  2. noun The act of catching or arresting someone.
  3. noun Basic understanding or grasp of an idea.

touch — full definition

  1. verb To make physical contact with something using the hand, finger, or another part of the body.
  2. verb To affect someone emotionally, often causing tenderness or sympathy.
  3. verb To mention or deal with a topic briefly, without going into full detail.
  4. verb To concern or have relevance to someone or something.
  5. noun The sense that allows you to feel things by physical contact.

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