Verb
schleifen
to whet, grind (smooth and/or sharpen a surface by abrasion)
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to whet, grind (smooth and/or sharpen a surface by abrasion)
- to drill, train, especially in a vexatious manner
- to drag, to move across a surface, to slide heavily
- to drag, pull (something) across a surface without lifting it (or lifting it for brief moments only)
- to drag (take someone to a place by force or persuasion)
- to raze, to tear down (e.g., a building, a wall, etc.)
In a sentence
Der Rand muss mit Schmirgelpapier geschliffen werden.
The edge must be sanded with sandpaper.
Forms
schleifenschleiftschliffhat geschliffen | schleifenschleiftschleiftehat geschleift
takes + Akkusativ