fressen

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Pronunciation

Verb

fressen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of fressar

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vrezzen, from Old High German frezzan, firezzan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraetan. Cognate with Dutch vreten, English fret, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fraitan), Swedish fräta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁɛsn̩/, /ˈfʁɛsən/
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  • Hyphenation: fres‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩, -ɛsən

Verb

fressen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present frisst, past tense fraß, past participle gefressen, past subjunctive fräße, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to eat; to feed on; to devour
  2. (transitive or intransitive, of a person, derogatory) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
    Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
    First comes the stomach, then comes ethics.
  3. (figurative, chiefly reflexive) to eat away (e.g. metal) [with durch]
  4. (figurative, transitive) to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)
  5. (transitive, colloquial, perfect only) to despise, to have a pet peeve against
    Den hab ich ja gefressen!I can’t stand that guy! (literally, “I have eaten that one.”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: fress (or from Yiddish)
  • Polish: frasować

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