herumtreiben

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German

Etymology

herum +‎ treiben

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  • Hyphenation: he‧rum‧trei‧ben

Verb

herumtreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present treibt herum, past tense trieb herum, past participle herumgetrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to run around, to hang around, to roam the streets
    • 1913, Fanny zu Reventlow, Herrn Dames Aufzeichnungen, Albert Langen, page 93:
      Es war ein wundervoller, weißer Wintertag, wir trieben uns viele Stunden im Schnee herum.
      It was a wonderful, white winter day, we ran around in the snow for many hours.

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