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Er
     1. n. a person or animal of male gender, a male
           Was möchte Er von mir? - What does he want from me?
     2. pron. (personal) he.
           audio, De-wo ist klaus.ogg     De-wo ist klaus.ogg uxi - Where is Klaus? Where is he?
           audio, De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg     De-Dies ist mein hund.ogg uxi - This is my dog. His name is Waldi.
     3. pron. (personal) it (when the grammatical gender of the object/article/thing/animal etc., being referred to, is masculine (der)).
           audio, De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg     De-Dort steht ein baum.ogg uxi - There stands a tree. It is more than 100 years old.
     4. pron. (personal) she (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a female person, is masculine (der)).
           Im Frauengefängnis versuchte ein Häftling zu flüchten, aber er kam nicht weit. - In the women’s prison, an inmate tried to escape, but she didn’t get very far.
     5. pron. (personal, archaic) Alternative spelling of Er, tr=you (polite)
greift
     1. v. third-person singular present of greifen
     2. v. second-person plural present of greifen
     3. v. plural imperative of greifen
     greifen
          1. v. to grab; to grasp; to grip (something)
          2. v. to grab; to seize; to snatch (in an aggressive way)
          3. v. to reach; to grab
                an etwas greifen - to grab onto something
                nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
                zu etwas greifen - to reach for something
                in etwas greifen - to reach into something
          4. v. to capture (someone)
          5. v. to strike
          6. v. to take hold; to bite
                Trotz des schlechten Wetters griffen die Reifen hervorragend - The tires did bite perfectly despite the bad weather.
nach
     1. prep. after, past (later in time)
           Viertel nach sechs (a quarter past six)
           nach einer Woche (after a week)
     2. prep. after, behind (in sequence)
           B kommt nach A. (B comes after A.)
     3. prep. to, towards (with geographical names; see usage notes below)
           die Flucht nach Ägypten (the flight into Egypt)
     4. prep. according to; guided by
     5. prep. by the authority of; following
           die Analyse nach Marx (the analysis following Marx)
     6. prep. (with verbs of sensual perception) like (see usage notes below)
           Das riecht nach Knoblauch. - This smells like garlic.
     7. prep. for (qual, indicating desire for an object)
           nach etwas greifen - to reach for something
           nach etwas streben - to strive for/after something
           nach etwas suchen - to search for something
     8. post. according to
           meiner Meinung nach - in my opinion
           meinem Urteil nach - in my judgement
     9. adv. (in compound verbs) after, behind, later, next to
           Meine Uhr geht nach. - My watch is slow.
den
     1. art. masculine accusative singular of der
     2. art. dative plural of der
     3. pron. that; whom; masculine accusative singular of der
Sternen
     1. n. dative plural of Stern
     Stern
          1. n. a star; a small luminous dot that can be seen on the night sky
                Morgenstern - morning star
                Barnards Stern - Barnard's Star
          2. n. (astronomy) a star; the actual celestial body
          3. n. (geometry, heraldiccharge) a star, a mullet, or anything that resembles such an object
                fünfzackiger Stern - five-pointed star
                Davidstern - Star of David
                Sternenbanner - stars and stripes
                NATO-Stern - NATO star
                der rote Stern - the red star
          4. n. a star; symbol used as a rating, e.g. for hotels, movies, etc.
                Fünf-Sterne-Hotel - five-star hotel
          5. n. (printing, often Sternchen) an asterisk (*)
          6. n. (figuratively, chiefly Sternchen) a star, starlet, celebrity, something or somebody popular
                ein Schlagerstern(chen) - a schlager-music starlet
          7. n. A term of endearment.
          8. n. (meteorology) a stellar crystal, a snow crystal possessing the shape of a star
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