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anstoßen

[ˈanˌʃtoːsn̩]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to push something (especially to start an avalanche effect)
  2. to clink glasses, to propose a toast
  3. to kick off, to launch, to initiate (especially an idea)
  4. to abut, to border on something
Examples

Wir möchten auf das Brautpaar anstoßen.

We would like to toast the bride and groom.

Pronunciationˈanˌʃtoːsn̩

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThe past participle is angestoßen.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.