anstreichen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German anestrīchen. By surface analysis, an- +‎ streichen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈanʃtraɪ̯çn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧strei‧chen

Verb

anstreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present streicht an, past tense strich an, past participle angestrichen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to paint, to coat with paint
    Ich will das Haus weiß anstreichen. ― I want to paint the house white.
  2. to mark
    Synonyms: kennzeichnen, hervorheben
    Alle Fehler wurden rot angestrichen. ― All errors have been marked in red.
  3. (transitive, a match) to light; to strike

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