No. 15,379 in German
verfangen
To take effect, catch, or get stuck.
In a sentence
Die Katze hat sich im Netz verfangen.
The cat got caught in the net.
Here, 'verfangen' is used in the context of being physically entangled or caught in something.
Seine Argumente verfangen nicht bei mir.
His arguments do not convince me.
Here, 'verfangen' is used metaphorically to indicate that something, such as an argument, does not take hold or convince.
Eine einfache Lösung könnte sich bei diesem Problem weniger gut verfangen.
A simple solution might work less effectively with this problem.
Here, 'verfangen' is used to indicate the effectiveness or ability of something to take effect or resonate in a given context.
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