anspannen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ spannen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃpanən/
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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 ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive) to tense, strain
    die Muskeln anspannen ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (figuratively, reflexive) to get tense
    die Lange spannte sich an ― the situation became tense

Conjugation

Further reading

  • “anspannen” in Duden online
  • “anspannen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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