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treten.

to step, to walk (a short distance)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtʰʁ̥eːtn̩][ˈtʰʁ̥eːtən][ˈtʰʁ̥eːʔ̩n]Germany/ˈtʁeːtɛn/
  1. to step, to walk (a short distance)

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
    Bitte treten Sie hierher.
  2. to appear

    class-5 · figuratively · intransitive · strong
    Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen.
  3. to come into a state implied by a phrase

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
    in Kraft treten
    an die Stelle treten
  4. to step; to tread; to trample

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Wasser treten
  5. to kick

    class-5 · strong · transitive
    Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer.
  6. to step; to tread

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
  7. to step [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on(to) something’]

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
  8. to pedal

    class-5 · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German trëten, from Old High German trëtan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Cognate with English tread.

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