Ergriffen
Ergriffen is a German participle and adjective formed from the verb ergreifen. It has two primary senses and can function in different grammatical ways: as a past participle in perfect tenses and as an adjective or predicative expression.
The first sense is emotional: ergriffen describes a person or audience that is deeply moved or touched.
The second sense relates to seizing or capturing: ergriffen expresses that someone or something has been grasped,
Etymologically, ergriffen comes from ergreifen, a prefixal composite of er- with greifen (to seize, grasp). The
In usage, context usually clarifies whether ergriffen refers to emotion or to capture, assessment or opportunity.