stecken.
causative of stecken when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
Meaning & usage
causative of stecken when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
to stick; to be stuck
Die Katze steckt im Baum.
in Schwierigkeiten stecken
to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
Er wusste nicht, wo seine Katze wieder steckt.
Nur seine Eltern und zwei gute Freunde wissen, dass er hinter dem Auftritt steckt.
to inform privily, to intimate
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German stecken, from Old High German steckōn, a geminated derivative of stëhhan, whence modern stechen.
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