zustoßen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

zu- +‎ stoßen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːʃtoːsn̩/, /ˈtsuːʃtoːsən/
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Verb

zustoßen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present stößt zu, past tense stieß zu, past participle zugestoßen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to happen to (especially something bad)
    Mein Gott, wenn ihm etwas zugestoßen ist?
    God, what if something happened to him?
  2. to push quickly and forcefully

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “zustoßen” in Duden online
  • “zustoßen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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