Verb

auf|greifen

Translation

to take up, to apprehend, to pick up, to seize

Die Polizei konnte den Dieb aufgreifen.

The police were able to apprehend the thief.

Ich möchte diese Idee im Meeting aufgreifen.

I would like to take up this idea in the meeting.

Er hat das fallengelassene Buch aufgegriffen.

He picked up the book that had fallen.

((sb./sth.)) to apprehend (sb.) / pick up (sth.) The police apprehended the suspect.

((sth.)) to take up (a topic, an idea) The article takes up a current topic.

Synonyms: festnehmen (to arrest), aufnehmen (to take up); Antonyms: freilassen (to release), ignorieren (to ignore)

From 'auf' (up) and 'greifen' (to grip, seize). Literally 'to grip up'.

Imagine 'gripping up' a criminal from the street (apprehend) or 'gripping up' an idea from a discussion (to take up).