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