stürmen
/ˈʃtʏrmən/ verb B2- to storm, to be blustery · Es stürmt. It’s storming.· Draußen stürmt ein Orkan. There’s a hurricane blustering outside.
- to rush, to charge (on foot, especially in anger) · Er ist wütend nach draußen gestürmt. He rushed outside in a rage.
- to attack, to play as forward · Sie haben viel gestürmt, aber wenig echte Chancen herausgespielt. They attacked a lot, but created few real chances.· Er hat jahrelang für Österreich gestürmt. He played as a forward for Austria for several years.
- to storm, to assault, to conduct a violent, often frontal attack · Infanterieeinheiten stürmen derzeit das Dorf. Infantry units are currently storming the village.· Jetzt schon zu stürmen, würde zu hohen Verlusten führen. Storming already at this point would lead to high losses.
- to crowd, to flock to · Binnen Minuten stürmten Tausende Fans die Ticketschalter. Within minutes thousands of fans were crowding the ticket counters. (Does not imply riots as English “to storm” usually would in this context.)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- stürmen
- Present (er)
- stürmt
- Präteritum (er)
- stürmte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gestürmt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu stürmen
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