anspannen
/ˈanˌʃpanən/ verb C2- to harness · die Pferde anspannen to harness the horses
- to tense, strain · die Muskeln anspannen to tense the muscles
- to get tense · die Lage spannte sich an the situation became tense
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- anspannen
- Present (er)
- spannt an
- Präteritum (er)
- spannte an
- Perfekt (er)
- hat angespannt
- Infinitive with zu
- anzuspannen
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