treiben

B1 Verb frequency rank #1,943

What treiben means

Verb

to do, to be up to (something); to engage in (an activity)
to drive (e.g. livestock); to propel; to force
to put forth; to produce; to sprout
to urge

Forms

treiben · treibt · trieb · hat getrieben (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

treiben in a sentence

Der Hirte trieb die Schafe auf die Weide.

The shepherd drove the sheep to the pasture.

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treiben is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #1,943 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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