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rennen.

to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʁɛnən]/ˈʁɛnn̩/Germany/ˈʁɛnɛn/Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. to run; to race; to sprint (said of competing sportsmen, animals etc.)

    intransitive · irregular · weak
    So schnell wie Mike rennt niemand in der Klasse.
    Der Gepard ist das Säugetier, welches am schnellsten rennen kann.
  2. to run over (someone)

    irregular · transitive · weak
    jemanden zu Boden rennen
Where this word comes from

From a merger of transitive / causative Old High German rennan (“to make something run or flow”) (from Proto-Germanic *rannijaną), and intransitive Old High German rinnan (“to run or flow”) (from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną). A similar development of merging roots can be seen in Dutch rennen and English run as well.

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