durchschreiten

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German

Etymology

From durch- +‎ schreiten.

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  • Hyphenation: durch‧schrei‧ten

Verb

durchschreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present durchschreitet, past tense durchschritt, past participle durchschritten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cross, to traverse
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 14:
      Langsam durchschritt ich die Reihen der weißen Marmortischchen, nach einem freien Platz mich umsehend.
      Slowly I crossed the rows of the white small marble tables, looking around for a free space.

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