hochstapeln

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːxˌʃtaːpl̩n/
  • Hyphenation: hoch‧sta‧peln
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Etymology 1

hoch- + stapeln

Verb

hochstapeln (weak, third-person singular present stapelt hoch, past tense stapelte hoch, past participle hochgestapelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pile up high

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Hochstapler

Verb

hochstapeln (weak, third-person singular present stapelt hoch, past tense stapelte hoch, past participle hochgestapelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to act as an impostor

Conjugation

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