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packen

/ˈpakən/ verb A2
  1. to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed (intransitive, transitive) · Du musst deine Sachen packen. You need to pack your stuff.· Du musst packen. You need to get packed.
  2. to grab, to grip, to take (transitive) · Er packte mich am Arm. He grabbed me by the arm.
  3. to manage, to stand, to cope (informal, transitive) · Ich pack das alles nich’... I can’t manage all of this...· Wir packen das. We've got this covered.
  4. to take (a bus, train, etc.) (regional, slang, transitive) · Lass den Bus packen! Let’s take the bus!
  5. to beat it (dated, reflexive, regional) · Pack dich! Beat it!
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Verb forms

Infinitive
packen
Present (er)
packt
Präteritum (er)
packte
Perfekt (er)
hat gepackt
Infinitive with zu
zu packen

From the library

Sie heißen „Wickelfisch“, und man packt seine Kleider hinein.
Im Rhein durch Basel, p. 1 · A2
Florian, der seit zehn Jahren ehrenamtlich als Retter in den Bergen arbeitet, packte seinen Rucksack und holte seine Hündin Kira.
Verirrt im Nebel, p. 1 · B2

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