Definition of verb antreiben

Definition of the verb antreiben (drive, propel): …; Natur; jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun; vorwärtstreiben; anspornen; innervieren; Zunder geben; anstacheln with meanings, synonyms, prepositions, Objects with case, grammar information, translations and conjugation tables.

B2 · verb · irregular · separable · <also: haben · sein · transitive · intransitive · passive>
an·treiben

treibt an · trieb an (triebe an) · ist angetrieben, hat angetrieben

English drive, propel, abet, actuate, animate, be washed ashore, drift ashore, edge (on), edge on, float ashore, fuel, goad, goad (on), hie on, hurry, hurry on, impel, incite, motivate, move, power, press, prompt, push, push on, rush, spur (on), stimulate, urge, urge (on), urge to do, whip on

/anˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩/ · /tʁaɪ̯pt an/ · /tʁiːp an/ · /tʁiːbə an/ · /anɡəˈtʁiːbn̩/

[…, Pflanzen] jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun; vorwärtstreiben; anspornen, innervieren, Zunder geben, anstacheln

(acc., zu+D)

» Was hat dich angetrieben ? English What motivated you?

Meanings

a.<hat> jemanden dazu motivieren, etwas zu tun, anspornen, anstacheln
z.[Pflanzen] vorwärtstreiben, angeschwemmt werden, innervieren, Zunder geben, ankurbeln, (jemandem) Beine machen

Conjugation Meanings

Usages

(acc., zu+D)

  • jemand/etwas treibt jemanden zu etwas an
  • jemand/etwas treibt jemanden/etwas zu etwas an

passive possible


Prepositions Usages

Synonyms

Example sentences

  • Was hat dich angetrieben ? 
    English What motivated you?
  • Diese Uhr ist elektrisch angetrieben . 
    English This clock is electrically powered.
  • Diese Mühle ist durch Wasserkraft angetrieben . 
    English This mill is powered by water energy.
  • Die meisten Kunststoffmaschinen, also die Spritzgießmaschinen, sind nach wie vor hydraulisch angetrieben , da sich damit hohe Kräfte mit relativ wenig Aufwand erzeugen lassen. 
    English Most plastic machines, namely injection molding machines, are still hydraulically driven, as they can generate high forces with relatively little effort.

Example sentences

Translations

English drive, propel, abet, actuate, animate, be washed ashore, drift ashore, edge (on), ...
Russian мотивировать, побуждать, подгонять, вбивать, вбить, вгонять, вогнать, давать прорасти, ...
Spanish impulsar, incitar, motivar, acarrear, accionar, acicatear, arrear, arrojar, ...
French actionner, aiguillonner, animer, arriver, charrier, commander, entrainer, exhorter, ...
Turkish harekete geçirmek, teşvik etmek, isteklendirmek, özendirmek
Portuguese impulsionar, acionar, arrojar à costa, açodar, compelir, conduzir a, estimular, incitar, ...
Italian arrivare, azionare, fare funzionare, fluitare, incitare, incoraggiare, indurre, mettere in moto, ...
Romanian motiva, împinge
Hungarian motivál, sarkall, ösztökél, ösztönöz
Polish napędzać, motywować, naglić do, nanieść, nanosić, pchać, pchnąć, poganiać, ...
Greek βγάζω έξω, βιάζω, κινώ, οδηγώ, παρακίνηση
Dutch aandrijven, aanmoedigen, aansporen, aanzetten, motiveren, voortdrijven
Czech pohánět, motivovat, pobízet, pobízetbídnout
Swedish driva, driva på, motivera, påskynda
Danish motivere, skynde på
Japanese 促す, 駆り立てる
Catalan impulsar, motivar
Finnish innostaa, motivoi
Norwegian drive, motivere
Basque bultzatu, motibatu
Serbian motivisati, podsticati
Macedonian мотивација, поттикнување
Slovenian motivirati, spodbuditi
Slowakisch motivovať, poháňať
Bosnian motivisati, pokrenuti
Croatian motivirati, pokrenuti
Ukrainian мотивувати, спонукати
Bulgarian мотивирам, подтиквам
Belorussian матываваць
Indonesian memotivasi, mendorong
Vietnamese khuyến khích, thúc đẩy
Uzbek rag'batlantirmoq, undamoq
Hindi उत्साहित करना, प्रोत्साहित करना
Chinese 激励, 鼓励
Thai กระตุ้น, สนับสนุน
Korean 격려하다, 자극하다
Azerbaijani motive etmək, ruhlandırmaq
Georgian მოტივირება, წაახალისება
Bengali উৎসাহ দেওয়া, প্রেরণা দেওয়া
Albanian inkurajoj, nxis
Marathi उत्साह देणे, प्रोत्साहित करणे
Nepali उत्साहित गर्नु, प्रोत्साहित गर्नु
Telugu ఉత్సాహపరచు, ప్రోత్సహించు
Latvian motivēt, mudināt
Tamil உற்சாகப்படுத்த, ஊக்குவிக்க
Estonian innustada, julgestada
Armenian խրախուսել, մղել
Kurdish hêvîdan, teşwîq kirin
Hebrewמניע
Arabicتحفيز، حرك، دفع، ساق
Persianتحریک کردن، تشویق کردن، راندن
Urduتحریک دینا، حوصلہ افزائی کرنا
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Translations

Conjugation

treibt an · trieb an (triebe an) · ist angetrieben

treibt an · trieb an (triebe an) · hat angetrieben

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