scheren
/ˈʃeːrən/ verb C1- to shear (sheep etc.) · Wenn Schafe nicht geschoren werden, können sie sich vor lauter Wolle nicht mehr bewegen. When sheep aren’t shorn, they can no longer move for all the wool.
- to clip, prune (a hedge)
- to cut, shave, trim (hair)
- to exploit; to defraud of, cheat for · Bei dem Vertrag haben sie uns ganz schön geschoren. In that contract they really ripped us off.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- scheren
- Present (er)
- schert
- Präteritum (er)
- schor
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschoren
- Infinitive with zu
- zu scheren
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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