anbeißen

See also: Anbeißen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an- +‎ beißen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌbaɪ̯sən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧bei‧ßen

Verb

anbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt an, past tense biss an, past participle angebissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, of an animal or figuratively) to bite; to take the bait
    Der Fisch hat angebissen.
    The fish has bitten.
  2. (transitive) to bite into; to take a first bite of; to eat a bit of
    Er hat das Brot angebissen und dann liegen lassen.
    He took a bite of the sandwich and then left it.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “anbeißen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “anbeißen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “anbeißen” in Duden online
  • “anbeißen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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