hetzen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to chase; to pursue
- (transitive, weak) to sic, to set upon
- (intransitive, weak) to agitate
- (also, colloquial, intransitive, weak) to be in a hurry, to hustle
Concepts
Synonyms
Beine machen
herumhüpfen
voranbringen
Dampf machen
auf Trab bringen
Zunder geben
Feuer unterm Arsch machen
sich beeilen
Feuer unter dem Hintern machen
vorwärtstreiben
Translations
acosar
acele etmek
apressar-se
dépêcherFrequency
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German hetzen, from Old High German hezzen (“to pursue”), from Proto-West Germanic *hattjan, from Proto-Germanic *hatjaną (“to hunt down, pursue, persecute, attack”).
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