anfahren

== German == === Etymology === an- +‎ fahren === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanˌfaːʁən/ === Verb === anfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt an, past tense fuhr an, past participle angefahren, past subjunctive führe an, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive) to start moving (of a vehicle; only of the very initial movement) [auxiliary sein] Synonym: losfahren Der Zug fuhr langsam an. ― The train slowly started moving. (intransitive, only as Past Participle with kommen) to approach, to come driving Der Zug kommt angefahren. ― The train is approaching. (intransitive) to drive, go against [with gegen (+ accusative) ‘something, e.g. the wind, current’] [auxiliary sein] gegen den Wind anfahren ― to go against the wind (transitive) to drive into, to hit (typically with only light damage to the vehicle, not a severe crash) [auxiliary haben] Er hat eine Katze angefahren ― He hit a cat [with his vehicle]. (transitive) to drive towards, to go to (a destination, typically as part of a schedule or range of operation) [auxiliary haben] Es gibt mehrere ICEs, die München anfahren. ― There are multiple ICEs that go to Munich. (figurative, transitive) to rebuke, to snap at someone [auxiliary haben] Synonyms: zurechtweisen, anschnauzen (transitive) to start up, to spin up (a process, especially manifacturing)[auxiliary haben] Synonym: hochfahren die Produktion wieder anfahren ― to start production again ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “anfahren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anfahren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anfahren” in Duden online “anfahren” in OpenThesaurus.de