Vokabahn

fressen

B1 Verb frequency rank #3,180

What fressen means

Verb

  1. to eat; to feed on; to devour
  2. to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
  3. to eat away (e.g. metal)
  4. to consume, to guzzle, to burn (e.g. fuel, money)

Forms

fressen · frisst · fraß · hat gefressen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

fressen in a sentence

Wann soll ich dem Hund zu fressen geben?

When should I feed the dog?

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fressen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #3,180 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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