auffahren

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ fahren

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌfaːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: auf‧fah‧ren
  • (file)

Verb

auffahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt auf, past tense fuhr auf, past participle aufgefahren, past subjunctive führe auf, auxiliary sein)

  1. (especially automotive) to rear-end, to drive into
    Der Fahrer konnte nicht mehr bremsen und fuhr auf den vorderen Wagen auf.
    The driver was unable to break and drove into the vehicle in front.
  2. (automotive) to tailgate (to drive close behind another vehicle)
    dicht auffahren(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (religion) to go up, ascend
    in den Himmel auffahrento ascend to heaven
    • 2022 January 12, Peter Köhler, “Die Wahrheit: Die graue Eminenz in Grau”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Die Gläubigen pilgern zu seinem Haus in Palo Alto, wo er am 5. 10. 2011 zum Himmel auffuhr, und Papst Franziskus hat ihn zur Heiligsprechung freigegeben.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (military) to deploy (weapons)
    schweres Geschütz auffahrento deploy heavy artillery
  5. (intransitive, military, of vehicles) to move, enter (into a position)
  6. (colloquial) to serve (up) (food or drink)
  7. (construction) to deliver (building materials, bulk goods etc.)
  8. (especially mining) to bore, dig (a tunnel)
  9. (semelfactive, intransitive, of window, door etc.) to slam open; to open abruptly
  10. to spring up (out of shock)

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Further reading

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