spreiten
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]spreiten
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German spreiten, from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-West Germanic *spraidijan.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]spreiten (weak, third-person singular present spreitet, past tense spreitete, past participle gespreitet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, higher register) to spread
- (dated) wings, arms, etc.
- Synonyms: ausbreiten, ausstrecken, spreizen
- Die Vögel spreiten ihre Flügel. ― The birds are spreading their wings.
- Die Bäume spreiten ihre Äste. ― The trees are spreading their branches.
- (archaic) fabrics or anything foldable
- Synonyms: ausbreiten, breiten, entfalten, legen
- Er spreitet eine Decke über den Tisch.
- He spreads a cloth over the table.
- (obsolete) seeds, blossoms, or anything that is thrown and scattered
- Synonyms: streuen, ausstreuen, verteilen, werfen
- Sie spreitet Blüten auf die Straße.
- She spreads blossoms on the street.
- (dated) wings, arms, etc.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | spreiten | ||||
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present participle | spreitend | ||||
past participle | gespreitet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich spreite | wir spreiten | i | ich spreite | wir spreiten |
du spreitest | ihr spreitet | du spreitest | ihr spreitet | ||
er spreitet | sie spreiten | er spreite | sie spreiten | ||
preterite | ich spreitete | wir spreiteten | ii | ich spreitete1 | wir spreiteten1 |
du spreitetest | ihr spreitetet | du spreitetest1 | ihr spreitetet1 | ||
er spreitete | sie spreiteten | er spreitete1 | sie spreiteten1 | ||
imperative | spreit (du) spreite (du) |
spreitet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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