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German
Etymology
From Middle High German stîgen, from Old High German stīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stīganą. Cognate with obsolete English sty.
Pronunciation
Verb
steigen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present steigt, past tense stieg, past participle gestiegen, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to ascend, to climb, to rise
1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 36:Er lächelte oder wollte vielmehr lächeln, denn plötzlich fühlte er seine Lippen zucken, Tränen stiegen ihm in die Augen, und er konnte sich eben noch mit Mühe zurückhalten, laut aufzuschluchzen.- He smiled or rather wanted to smile, because suddenly he felt his lips twitching, tears rose to his eyes, and only with difficulty he could hold onto himself so as not to give a loud sob.
- (intransitive) to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)
2010, Der Spiegel, number 35/2010, page 93:Seit der rumänische Wirtschaftsboom vor zwei Jahren schlagartig mit der Finanzkrise zu Ende ging, ist die Arbeitslosigkeit im Land auf mehr als sieben Prozent gestiegen.- Since the Romanian economic boom abruptly came to an end with the financial crisis two years ago, the unemployment in the country rose to more than seven percent.
- (intransitive) to enter, to step (into a large vehicle)
2010, Der Spiegel, number 24/2010, page 128:Das Schiff legt an, und die Besucher steigen in einen weißen Bus, der sie über die Insel fährt.- The ship docks and the visitors step into a white bus, which drives them across the island.
- (intransitive, of a horse) to rear up
Conjugation
Conjugation of
steigen (class 1
strong, auxiliary
sein)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
steigen (class 1
strong, auxiliary
sein)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “steigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “steigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “steigen” in Duden online
- “steigen” in OpenThesaurus.de