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German
Etymology
From Ochs (“ox”) + -en. Compare büffeln.
Pronunciation
Verb
ochsen (weak, third-person singular present ochst, past tense ochste, past participle geochst, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, slang) to swot, to cram
- Synonyms: bimsen, büffeln
1876, Hans Laras, Der Hofmeister, oder die vernünftige Erziehung der Kinder im Hause der Eltern, Commissions-Verlag von Carl Malik, page 152:Allerdings werden auch hier wieder viele Studirte und Studirende des Gymnasiums sagen: Quod est demonstrandum! denn wir haben nichts davon gespürt, trotzdem wir fleissig Geschichte geoxt haben.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (intransitive, slang) to bust ass (work hard)
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ochsen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
ochsen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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