anstecken

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to infect:
  2. (reflexive, weak) to infect:
  3. (transitive, weak) to set fire to
  4. (transitive, weak) to attach, to pin (objects with a needle, e.g., a tack or a brooch)
  5. (transitive, weak) to put on (e.g., a ring)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈanˌʃtekn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German anestecken, from Old High German anasteckōn. Equivalent to an- + stecken.

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