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aufgreifen

to pick up on; to take up

verb OWF-grai-fen Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

to address; to revisit

Usage Note

Aufgreifen in discourse means to pick up a point someone else raised and develop it: Ich möchte den Gedanken aufgreifen, den Sie eben erwähnt haben ('I'd like to pick up on the point you just made'). It signals active engagement with the interlocutor's words and is standard in seminars and panel discussions.

Examples

"Ich möchte gerne diesen Punkt aufgreifen und vertiefen."

Natural Translation

I would like to pick up on this point and explore it further.

Literal Translation

I would like this point pick-up-on and deepen.

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