antanzen
[ˈʔanˌtan.t͡sn̩] verb C2- to approach or arrive dancing · Als er uns auf der Tanzfläche gesehen hat, kam er sofort angetanzt. When he saw us on the dancefloor, he immediately came dancing towards us.
- to go and arrive (somewhere), typically against one’s wishes · Wir mussten da alle um sechs Uhr morgens antanzen. We all had to get there at six in the morning.
- to approach (someone) dancing, usually in a flirting (or otherwise harrassing) manner · Er hat sie angetanzt, aber sie hat ihn weggeschickt. He approached her on the dancefloor, but she sent him away.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- antanzen
- Present (er)
- tanzt an
- Präteritum (er)
- tanzte an
- Perfekt (er)
- hat angetanzt
- Infinitive with zu
- anzutanzen
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