anspannen

See also: Anspannen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃpanən/
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  • Hyphenation: an‧span‧nen

Verb

anspannen (weak, third-person singular present spannt an, past tense spannte an, past participle angespannt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to harness
    die Pferde anspannen ― to harness the horses
  2. (transitive) to tense, strain
    die Muskeln anspannen ― to tense the muscles
  3. (figurative, reflexive) to get tense
    Synonym: zuspitzen
    die Lage spannte sich an ― the situation became tense

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “anspannen” in Duden online
  • “anspannen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “anspannen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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