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packen

Pronunciation: /ˈpakən/

“packen” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed
  2. to grab, to grip, to take
  3. to manage, to stand, to cope
  4. to take (a bus, train, etc.)
  5. to beat it

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German packen, from Old Saxon *pakko, from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”). Cognate with German Low German packen, Dutch pakken, Saterland Frisian pakje, West Frisian pakke, English pack.

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