spitzen
/ˈʃpɪtsn̩/ verb C2- to point (to make pointy), to sharpen (a pencil)
- to perk up, prick up (one's ears) · Spitzt die Ohren! Listen up!
- to impatiently wait for something, to urgently await something
- to have one's eye on something (with the desire to obtain)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- spitzen
- Present (er)
- spitzt
- Präteritum (er)
- spitzte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gespitzt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu spitzen
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