to hit the target
—
to meet
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | træffe | |
| Meaning 1 | to hit the target | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to meet | jeg traf ham en dag hvor han var i sit fineste puds I met him one day when he was finely dressed |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | treffen | |
| Meaning 1 | to hit the target | die Kugel hat ihn getroffen he was hit by a bullet |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to meet | einen alten Freund treffen to meet an old friend |
| Reference | Duden: 2620-2621 | |
| Comment | The original meaning of the verb is 'to beat, hit'. The meaning 'to meet' is derived from the obsolete meaning 'to meet the enemy, engage into fight' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | hitta | |
| Meaning 1 | to hit the target | hann kastaði boltanum en hitti ekki í markið he threw a ball but did not hit the target |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to meet | hann hittir gamla vini sína reglulega she regularly meets her old friends |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | treffe | |
| Meaning 1 | to hit the target | han ble truffet av en kule he was hit by a bullet |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to meet | de skal treffes på søndag they will meet on Sunday |
| Reference | BO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | träffa | |
| Meaning 1 | to hit the target | kulan träffade henne i benet the bullet hit her leg |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to meet | hon ville gärna träffa sina gamla vänner she would like to meet her old friends |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||