anspannen

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German

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Etymology

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an- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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