antreten

German

Etymology

an- + treten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧tre‧ten

Verb

antreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present tritt an, past tense trat an, past participle angetreten, past subjunctive träte an, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to begin (a journey, sentence)
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to compete, to run (against)
  3. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”, of people) to line up, to report
  4. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”, of an office or position) to take (office)
  5. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”, of an engine) to kick start

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Antritt

Further reading

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