Verb
drängen
to push, press (living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction)
B1
rank #4,258
Meanings
Verb
- to push, press (living beings, vehicles etc. in some direction)
- to push, press (one another), to throng, crowd; intransitive use is only possible when a direction is given
- to press, pressure (someone to do something), to urge, railroad (into)
- to press, run out, necessitate action
In a sentence
Die Menge drängte zum Ausgang.
The crowd pushed toward the exit.
Forms
infinitive
drängen
he/she/it
drängt
simple past
drängte
perfect
hat gedrängt
takes + Akkusativ