antreten
/ˈanˌtʁeːtən/
to begin; to take; to accept; to arrive
- er/sie/es
- antritt
- past
- antrat
- past participle
- angetreten
- separable
- an | treten
Meanings
- 1
to begin (a duty or task, also a voyage); to take (office); to accept (an inheritance)
Ich bat ihn, seine Reise sofort anzutreten.
I asked him to begin his trip at once.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to arrive; to present oneself; to line up; to stand for a muster or report
Bist du bereit deine Reise anzutreten?
Are you ready to start your journey?
Tatoeba · Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom hat seine Stellung hier am 20. Oktober 2013 angetreten.
Tom started working here on October 20, 2013.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
to arrive; to present oneself; to compete; to run
Tom hofft, eines Tages bei den Olympischen Spielen antreten zu können.
Tom hopes one day to compete in the Olympics.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to kick against (a device or machine) to start it; to kick start (a motorcycle)rare
- 5
to tread down — soilrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | antrete | antrat |
| du | antrittst | antratest |
| er/sie/es | antritt | antrat |
| wir | antreten | antraten |
| ihr | antretet | antratet |
| sie/Sie | antreten | antraten |