treten.
to step, to walk (a short distance)
Meaning & usage
to step, to walk (a short distance)
Bitte treten Sie hierher.
to appear
Als sie die Tragödie sah, traten ihr Tränen in die Augen.
to come into a state implied by a phrase
in Kraft treten
an die Stelle treten
to step; to tread; to trample
Wasser treten
to kick
Der Räuber schlug und trat sein Opfer.
to step; to tread
to step [with auf (+ accusative) ‘on(to) something’]
to pedal
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.