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vertreiben.

to force to leave, to drive away

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/[fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩]
  1. to force to leave, to drive away

    class-1 · strong · transitive
  2. to pass (time)

    class-1 · strong · transitive
    die Zeit vertreiben.
  3. to put on the market, to sell (especially in large quantities)

    class-1 · strong · transitive
    Wir vertreiben viele feine Produkte in diesem Geschäft.
  4. to put colors softly together

    class-1 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vertrīben, from Old High German firtrīban, from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban. By surface analysis, ver- + treiben. Cognate with Old English fordrīfan, Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.

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