anstoßen

See also: Anstößen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an- +‎ stoßen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanʃtoːsn̩/, /ˈʔanʃtoːsən/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧sto‧ßen

Verb

anstoßen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present stößt an, past tense stieß an, past participle angestoßen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to push something (especially to start an avalanche effect)
  2. to clink glasses, to propose a toast
    Darauf stoßen wir an!We toast to that!
  3. to kick off, to launch, to initiate (especially an idea)
  4. (rare) to abut, to border on something

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • anstoßen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anstoßen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • anstoßen” in Duden online
  • anstoßen” in OpenThesaurus.de