fahnden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (to find out), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (to go, pass, bridge). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare ahnden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faːndən/
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Verb

fahnden (weak, third-person singular present fahndet, past tense fahndete, past participle gefahndet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (law enforcement) to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or stolen/illegal goods)
    Die Polizei fahndet nach den Verdächtigen / dem vermissten Mädchen / der Beute.
    Police are searching for the suspects / the missing girl / the booty.

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Further reading

  • fahnden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fahnden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fahnden” in Duden online
  • fahnden” in OpenThesaurus.de