antreiben

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔantʁaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈʔantʁaɪ̯bən/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən

Verb

antreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present treibt an, past tense trieb an, past participle angetrieben, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to drive; to drive on; to propel
  2. to incite, to impel

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Further reading

  • antreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • antreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • antreiben” in Duden online
  • antreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de