verb#7,795 by frequency
schleifen
/ˈʃlaɪ̯fən/
to whet, grind; to drill, train, especially in a vexatious manner; to drag, to move across a surface, to slide heavily; to drag, pull across a surface without lifting it
- er/sie/es
- schleift
- past
- schleifte
- past participle
- geschleift
Meanings
- 1
to whet, grind — smooth and/or sharpen a surface by abrasion
- 2
to drill, train, especially in a vexatious manner
- 3
to drag, to move across a surface, to slide heavily
- 4
to drag, pull (something) across a surface without lifting it (or lifting it for brief moments only)
- 5
to drag — take someone to a place by force or persuasionrare
- 6
to raze, to tear down — e.g., a building, a wall, etc.rare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schleife | schleifte |
| du | schleifst | schleiftest |
| er/sie/es | schleift | schleifte |
| wir | schleifen | schleiften |
| ihr | schleift | schleiftet |
| sie/Sie | schleifen | schleiften |