verb#5,363 by frequency

anfahren

/ˈanˌfaːʁən/

to start moving; to approach, to come driving; to drive, go against [with gegen ‘something, e.g. the wind, current’]; to drive into, to hit

Meanings

1
to start moving — of a vehicle; only of the very initial movement
2
to approach, to come driving
- Er wurde von dem Auto angefahren.
  He was knocked over by the car.
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Ich bin fast von einem Auto angefahren worden.
  I was almost run over by a car.
  Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to drive, go against [with gegen (+ accusative) ‘something, e.g. the wind, current’]
4
to drive into, to hit — typically with only light damage to the vehicle, not a severe crash
- Tom wurde von einem Auto angefahren.
  A car hit Tom.
  Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Er wurde von einem Auto angefahren.
  He was hit by a car.
  Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
5
to drive towards, to go to — a destination, typically as part of a schedule or range of operation
6
to rebuke, to snap at someonerare
7
to start up, to spin up (a process, especially manifacturing)[auxiliary haben]rare