aufdrehen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ drehen. Compare English upthrow.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧dre‧hen

Verb

aufdrehen (weak, third-person singular present dreht auf, past tense drehte auf, past participle aufgedreht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to screw open, unscrew
  2. to turn on, to turn up

Conjugation

Further reading

  • aufdrehen” in Duden online
  • aufdrehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache