verstreichen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verstrīchen, from Old High German firstrīhhan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ streichen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çən/
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Verb

verstreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verstreicht, past tense verstrich, past participle verstrichen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse, to expire
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 106:
      Vierzig mal 365 Tage und dazu noch die Schalttage waren verstrichen, seit Dorothee unter den Apfelbäumen Burkahnens über ihr Leben entschieden hatte.
      Forty times 365 days and in addition the leap days had passed since Dorothee had decided her future life under the apple trees of Burkahnen.
  2. (transitive) to spread something (e.g., paint, spread, cream, etc.)
    Butter auf einem Brot verstreichento spread butter on a bread
    Farbe auf der Wand verstreichenspread paint on the wall

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