abfangen

A2 Verb frequency rank #10,605

What abfangen means

Verb

to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
to intercept, to catch (to interact with a person while they are on their way to somewhere, chiefly with the intent to distract, stop or get something from them)
to catch, to pull out of a dive (a plane)
to catch oneself, to break one's fall (to stop or slow one's fall by holding on to something or bracing against a surface)

Forms

abfangen · fängt ab · fing ab · hat abgefangen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

abfangen in a sentence

Die Rakete konnte abgefangen werden.

The missile could be intercepted.

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abfangen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #10,605 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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