verstreichen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German verstrīchen, from Old High German firstrīhhan. Equivalent to ver- +‎ streichen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çən/ === Verb === verstreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verstreicht, past tense verstrich, past participle verstrichen, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive, of time) to pass, to elapse, to expire [auxiliary sein] (transitive) to spread something (e.g., paint, spread, cream, etc.) [auxiliary haben] Butter auf einem Brot verstreichen ― to spread butter on a bread Farbe auf der Wand verstreichen ― spread paint on the wall ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verstreichen, Verstreichung verstreichend, verstrichen === Further reading === “verstreichen” in Duden online “verstreichen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)