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schiffen

/ˈʃɪfn̩/ verb C2
  1. to sail, to go by ship (dated, intransitive)
  2. to transport by ship (transitive) · Die Orangen aus Südafrika werden um die halbe Welt geschifft. The oranges from South Africa are being shipped halfway around the world.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
schiffen
Present (er)
schifft
Präteritum (er)
schiffte
Perfekt (er)
hat geschifft
Infinitive with zu
zu schiffen

From the library

Wer an einem Sommertag mit dem Schiff in Hallstatt ankommt, sieht zunächst genau das, was die Postkarten versprechen: bunte Häuser, die sich am Ufer des Sees eng an den steilen Berg drängen.
Hallstatt und der Ansturm der Besucher, p. 1 · C1

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