vertreiben
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vertriben, from Old High German fartriban, from far- + triban. By surface analysis, ver- + treiben. Cognate with Old Saxon fardrīvan, English fordrive, Dutch verdrijven.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bən/, [fɛʁˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩]
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Verb
vertreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present vertreibt, past tense vertrieb, past participle vertrieben, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to force to leave, to drive away
- Synonyms: verscheuchen, verjagen, wegjagen
- (transitive) to pass (time)
- Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- (transitive, financial) to put on the market, to sell (especially in large quantities)
- Synonym: verkaufen
- Wir vertreiben viele feine Produkte in diesem Geschäft.
- We sell many fine products in this shop.
- (transitive, art, painting) to put colors softly together
- Synonym: vermischen
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Antonyms
- (to force to leave): anlocken
- (to bring much of something on the market): erwerben
- (to put colors softly together): kontrastieren
Derived terms
- Vertreiben, Vertreiber, Vertreibung
- vertreibend, vertrieben
Related terms
- Vertrieb, Vertriebener
- Zeitvertreib
- antreiben, forttreiben, übertreiben, wegtreiben
Further reading
- “vertreiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “vertreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “vertreiben” in Duden online
- “vertreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de
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