treffen

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛfə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛfən

From Middle Dutch treffen, from Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan. Replaced rare Middle Dutch drepen, from Old Dutch drepan. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic *drepaną.

treffen

1. (transitive) to hit, strike

   Het leek alsof ik door een mokerslag was getroffen.

   It felt as if I was hit by a sledge.

2. (transitive) to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
3. (intransitive) to be opportune
4. (transitive) to meet with
5. (transitive) to achieve, accomplish

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6. (transitive) to feel, come to believe

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• aantreffen
• betreffen
• overtreffen
• trefwoord

Gerund of the verb treffen.

treffen n (plural treffens, diminutive treffentje n)

1. encounter

   In de hoofdstad Quito zijn al enkele dagen demonstraties tegen bezuinigingen op de politiesalarissen, waarbij het tot gewapend treffen tussen het leger en de rebellerende agenten is gekomen.

   In the capital Quito there have been already, for several days, demonstrations against budget cuts of police salaries, which has led to armed encounters between the military and the rebelling police officers.

2. meeting

From Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną, whence also English drub.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɛfɱ̩/, /ˈtʁɛfən/

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treffen (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present trifft, past tense traf, past participle getroffen, past subjunctive träfe, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “gut” or “schlecht”) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate

   Das trifft sich schlecht. ― That’s unfortunate.

• antreffen
• auftreffen
• betreffen
• den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
• eintreffen
• übertreffen
• ins Schwarze treffen
• Treffen
• treffend
• Treffer
• trefflich
• Treffpunkt
• treffsicher
• Treff
• triftig
• vortrefflich
• zutreffen

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Borrowed from early modern German or late Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Compare Dutch treffen, which was borrowed in the 15th century. The native Luxemburgish form would be *driefen (or *dreffen); the verb is not inherited anywhere in Central Franconian. Further cognates include English drib, Icelandic drepa, Swedish dräpa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀæfən/

treffen (third-person singular present trëfft, past participle getraff, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to hit, to beat, to strike
2. (transitive or reflexive) to meet
3. (transitive) to affect, to touch

• betreffen
• iwwertreffen
• untreffen
• zoutreffen