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treten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kick verb To hit or strike something with the foot.
  • spurn verb To reject something or someone with contempt or disdain.
  • step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.
  • tread verb To walk or step, especially in a particular manner.

Senses

treten is used for these senses in English:

  • kick (transitive) To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
  • kick (transitive) To direct to a particular place by a blow with the foot or leg.
  • spurn (transitive) To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
  • step (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
  • step (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
  • step (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
  • tread (intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
  • tread To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue; to repress.

kick — full definition

  1. verb To hit or strike something with the foot.
  2. verb To forcibly remove someone from a place, group, job, or online activity.
  3. verb To give up a habit, especially an addiction.
  4. noun A feeling of excitement or enjoyment gained from something.
  5. noun The force or recoil produced by a blow or a firing gun.

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