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German

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DEGerman
fassen[ˈfasn̩]
verb
To physically hold something with your hands, or mentally understand and accept a situation.

“Ich fasse es nicht, dass sie weg ist.”

I can't believe she's gone.

Also means
  1. to gird, to surround, to confine into a form
  2. to grasp, to catch
  3. to seize, to capture
  4. to compose oneself (to calm, to free from agitation)
  5. to accept, to believe (a misfortune)
  6. to express, put, formulate, define

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

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