German edit

Etymology edit

zu- +‎ greifen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌɡʁaɪ̯fən/
  • (file)

Verb edit

zugreifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present greift zu, past tense griff zu, past participle zugegriffen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grab, to seize, to snap
  2. to serve oneself, to help oneself
    Bitte greifen Sie zu!Please help yourself!
  3. (computing) to access
    Er kann auf diese Daten nicht direkt zugreifen.He can't access these data directly.

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Further reading edit

  • zugreifen” in Duden online
  • zugreifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache