verstreichen

German

Etymology

ver- + streichen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çən/
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Verb

verstreichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verstreicht, past tense verstrich, past participle verstrichen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to pass
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 106:
      Vierzig mal 365 Tage und dazu noch die Schalttage waren verstrichen, seit Dorothee unter den Apfelbäumen Burkahnens über ihr Leben entschieden hatte.
      Forty times 365 days and in addition the leap days had passed since Dorothee had decided her future life under the apple trees of Burkahnen.

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