antreiben

to push/motivate

Typical usage

Native-style examples with “antreiben”.

  1. "Essensreste können Flugzeuge antreiben"

  2. "Was treibt Sie an?"

Quick answers

What does “antreiben” mean in English?

“antreiben” means “to push/motivate”.

How do you use “antreiben” in a sentence?

For example: „Essensreste können Flugzeuge antreiben“ or „Was treibt Sie an?“

How do you say “push” in German?

In German, “push” is “antreiben”.

Which German words are related to “antreiben”?

Related words: auftreiben, betreiben, übertreiben.

Word family

auftreiben to find (not easy - with struggling) betreiben to run a bussiness übertreiben to overdo something

More German words

Mir schien seem to me sprach von oben herab to speak condescendingly geirrt to be mistaken ließ past tense of 'lassen' (to let, allow) beseitigen to remove, to eliminate Missstände grievances, abuses verbreitet widespread / common Vorgehen procedure, approach

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