Tappen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Tappen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to grope", "to fumble" or "to stumble around".

Essential properties of "tappen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: tappen
Simple past: tappte
Participle: getappt

regularintransitive

Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "tappen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To fumble or grope, especially in the dark"

Definition: "To move by fumbling or with uncertain steps, especially in the dark."
Translation(s): to grope, to fumble, to stumble around
Synonym(s): tasten, stolpern
Antonym(s): sicher gehen
Related word(s): schleichen, schleppen

📝 Some usage examples:

Er tappt im Dunkeln und stößt gegen den Tisch.He gropes in the dark and bumps into the table.
Sie tappt vorsichtig über den unebenen Boden.She carefully fumbles over the uneven ground.
Im Nebel tappten die Wanderer unsicher vorwärts.In the fog, the hikers stumbled uncertainly forward.

2.) "To fall into a trap or error unknowingly"

Definition: "To fall into a trap or make a mistake without realizing it."
Translation(s): to fall into, to blunder into, to walk into
Synonym(s): hineintappen, hereinfallen
Antonym(s): vermeiden, umgehen
Related word(s): falle, irrtum

📝 Some usage examples:

Er tappt in die Falle des Betrügers.He falls into the swindler's trap.
Sie tappt in einen klassischen Fehler.She falls into a classic mistake.
Viele tappten in die gleiche Falle.Many fell into the same trap.

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