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fegen.

to sweep (to clean with a broom)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfeːɡn̩/[ˈfeːɡŋ̍]
  1. to sweep (to clean with a broom)

    Germany · ambitransitive · weak
    Ich muss noch den Hof fegen.
  2. to sweep (to clean with a broom) to sweep (to displace material with a broom)

    Germany · ambitransitive · transitive · weak
  3. to sweep (to scatter or displace something with a sweeping motion, e.g. with an arm)

    transitive · weak
    In seiner Wut fegte der Mann das Geschirr vom Tisch.
  4. to sweep (to scatter or displace something with a sweeping motion, e.g. with an arm) to sweep, to blow (to move leaves, rain, etc., with the power of strong wind)

    transitive · weak
  5. to sweep (to move quickly and powerfully through an area; of wind, shock waves, etc.)

    intransitive · weak
  6. to polish (to clean and bring to a shine, e.g. of metal pots)

    Southern-Germany · weak
  7. to mop, to scrub (to clean with a mop or wet rag)

    Switzerland · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vëgen, from Old High German fëgōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fegōn.

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