kreuzen.
to cross (place across)
Meaning & usage
to cross (place across)
Sie kreuzte die Arme.
to cross, intersect
Die Straße kreuzt eine Bahnlinie.
to cross, pass over
Er kreuzte die Straße.
to crossbreed
Wenn man ein Pferd mit einem Esel kreuzt, entsteht ein Maultier oder Maulesel.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German kriuzen (“to mark with a cross; crucify”), alteration (after the noun kriuze) of older krūzen, from Old High German krūzōn (“to crucify”). Equivalent to Kreuz + -en. The sense “cruise, patrol” (17th c.) is a semantic loan from Dutch kruisen, whence also English cruise.
to patrol (the sea)
Vor der Meerenge kreuzten feindliche Fregatten.
to cruise (for pleasure, also by car)
Wir sind mit dem Kabrio durch die Straßen gekreuzt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German kriuzen (“to mark with a cross; crucify”), alteration (after the noun kriuze) of older krūzen, from Old High German krūzōn (“to crucify”). Equivalent to Kreuz + -en. The sense “cruise, patrol” (17th c.) is a semantic loan from Dutch kruisen, whence also English cruise.
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