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anspitzen

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German

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Etymology

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    From an- (on) +‎ spitzen (to point, make pointy).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈanˌʃpɪtsən/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    anspitzen (weak, third-person singular present spitzt an, past tense spitzte an, past participle angespitzt, auxiliary haben)

    1. to sharpen (something with a point, especially a pencil)
      Wenn der Stift stumpf wird, musst du ihn anspitzen.
      When the pencil gets blunt, you must sharpen it.

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • anspitzen” in Duden online
    • anspitzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)