treiben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈtʁaɪ̯bən/ Hyphenation: trei‧ben Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən === Verb === treiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present treibt, past tense trieb, past participle getrieben, auxiliary haben or sein) (transitive) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force [auxiliary haben] (transitive) to put forth; to produce; to sprout [auxiliary haben] (transitive, figuratively) to urge [auxiliary haben] (transitive, vulgar, slang, with expletive object es) to fuck [auxiliary haben] es mit jemandem treiben ― to do it with someone (transitive) to do, to get up to [auxiliary haben] Synonym: tun (intransitive) to drift; to float about [auxiliary sein] (intransitive) to sprout [auxiliary sein] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Drift Trieb === Further reading === “treiben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “treiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “treiben” in Duden online “treiben” in OpenThesaurus.de === Anagrams === Bietern, breiten, Breiten, brieten, trieben, Trieben