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German

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DEGerman
Grab[ɡʁaːp]
noun
A place where a dead person is buried, typically marked by a stone or monument.

“Auf ihrem Grab da steht eine Linde, / drin pfeifen die Vögel und Abendwinde, / und drunter sitzt, auf dem grünen Platz, / der Müllersknecht mit seinem Schatz.”

Upon your grave there stands a linden wherein whistle the fowls and evening-wind, and thereunder sits upon the green square the miller's servant with his care.

Also means
  1. grave
  2. tomb

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
graben[ˈɡʁaːbən]
verb
To break up and move earth with a tool or your hands.

“Der Hund liebt es, im Garten zu graben.”

The dog loves to dig in the garden.

Also means
  1. to dig
  2. to burrow

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
greifen[ˈɡʁaɪ̯fən]Means Grab
verb
To grab or grasp something firmly with your hand. It is also used to describe reaching for an object or when a rule or strategy starts to take effect.

“nach etwas greifen”

to reach for something

Also means
  1. to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
  2. to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)
  3. to reach; to grab
  4. to come into effect
  5. to capture (someone)
  6. to strike
  7. to grab

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
schnappen[ˈʃnapən]Means Grab
verb
To grab or catch something quickly, or to breathe in gasps.

“frische Luft schnappen”

to get a take of fresh air

Also means
  1. to snap (with one’s mouth)
  2. to breathe, gasp
  3. to catch; to seize
  4. to nab (a criminal)
  5. to snap

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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DEGerman
Friedhof[ˈfʁiːtˌhoːf]Appears in an example
noun
A place where dead people are buried. It is often a quiet park-like area.

“Sie besuchten das Grab auf dem Friedhof.”

They visited the grave at the cemetery.

Also means
  1. cemetery, graveyard
  2. cemetery

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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