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treffen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conk verb To hit someone, especially on the head.
  • date noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.
  • encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
  • hit verb To strike someone or something, often forcefully.
  • meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
  • meeting noun A gathering of people organized for a particular purpose, such as making decisions or sharing information.
  • reunion noun An event where people who haven't seen each other in a while, such as former classmates or family, meet up again.
  • score noun The total number of points, goals, or runs earned in a game or contest.

Senses

treffen is used for these senses in English:

  • conk (slang) To hit, especially on the head.
  • date A pre-arranged meeting.
  • encounter A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
  • encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
  • hit (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
  • meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
  • meeting (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
  • meeting An encounter between people, even accidental.

conk — full definition

  1. verb To hit someone, especially on the head.
  2. noun A hairstyle in which tightly curled hair is chemically straightened.
  3. verb To stop working or fail suddenly, especially a machine or engine.

date — full definition

  1. noun A specific point in time, usually given as a day, month, and year.
  2. noun A planned romantic meeting with someone, or the person met.
  3. noun The sweet, oblong fruit of the date palm.
  4. verb To be in a romantic relationship with someone.
  5. verb To determine the age or time of origin of something.

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