verb#2,036 by frequency
fressen
/ˈfʁɛsn̩/
to eat; to feed on; to devour; to stuff oneself
- er/sie/es
- frisst
- past
- fraß
- past participle
- gefressen
Meanings
- 1
to eat; to feed on; to devour
Dieses Tier frisst nur Pflanzen.
This animal only eats plants.
Tatoeba · Biderl · CC BY 2.0 FR
Manche Tiere fressen ihre Jungen.
Some animals eat their young.
Tatoeba · samueldora · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
- 3
to eat away — e.g. metal
- 4
to consume, to guzzle, to burn — e.g. fuel, money
- 5
to despise, to have a pet peeve againstrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | fresse | fraß |
| du | frisst | fraßest |
| er/sie/es | frisst | fraß |
| wir | fressen | fraßen |
| ihr | fresst | fraßt |
| sie/Sie | fressen | fraßen |