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hetzen.

to chase; to pursue

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to chase; to pursue

    transitive · weak
    Die Hunde hetzen die Hasen.
  2. to sic, to set upon

    transitive · weak
    Die Jäger hetzen ihre Hunde auf die Hasen.
  3. to agitate

    intransitive · weak
    Die Partei hetzt gegen Ausländer.
  4. to be in a hurry, to hustle

    also · colloquial · intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German hetzen, from Old High German hezzen (“to pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hunt down, pursue, persecute, attack”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.