herreißen

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈheːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯sən/,
  • Hyphenation: her‧rei‧ßen

Verb

herreißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present reißt her, past tense riss her, past participle hergerissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (rare, dated) to snatch, to snatch up
  2. (Austria) to use recklessly

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Further reading

  • herreißen, Adelung: Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart 1793