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speisen

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Verb

speisen

Pronunciation: /ˈʃpaɪ̯zən/

to dine, to eat in a cultured (typically upscale) setting (otherwise humorous)

The German verb speisen means to dine, to eat in a cultured (typically upscale) setting in English.

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All meanings of speisen

Verb
  1. to dine, to eat in a cultured (typically upscale) setting (otherwise humorous)
  2. to eat (something delicious and/or expensive)
  3. to feed (those in need, or (by extension) the frequenters of a canteen)
  4. to feed, supply

speisen in a German sentence

Heute Abend speisen wir im Restaurant.

This evening we are dining at the restaurant.

Forms of speisen

infinitive speisen
he/she/it speist
simple past speiste
perfect hat gespeist

takes + Akkusativ

speisen — all forms

Present

ichspeise
duspeist
er / sie / esspeist
wirspeisen
ihrspeist
sie / Siespeisen

Past (Präteritum)

ichspeiste
duspeistest
er / sie / esspeiste
wirspeisten
ihrspeistet
sie / Siespeisten

Perfect (Perfekt)

ichhabe gespeist
duhast gespeist
er / sie / eshat gespeist
wirhaben gespeist
ihrhabt gespeist
sie / Siehaben gespeist

Imperative

duspeis!
ihrspeist!
Siespeisen Sie!