treiben

  1. (class-1, strong, transitive) to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
  2. (class-1, strong, transitive) to put forth; to produce; to sprout
  3. (class-1, figuratively, strong, transitive) to urge
  4. (class-1, slang, strong, transitive, vulgar) to fuck
  5. (class-1, strong, transitive) to do, to get up to
  6. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to drift; to float about
  7. (class-1, intransitive, strong) to sprout

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dryybe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʁaɪ̯bm̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German trīben, from Old High German trīban, from Proto-West Germanic *drīban. Cognates Cognate with Low German drieven, Dutch drijven, English drive, Danish drive, Swedish driva. More at drive.

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