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fortschleifen

German, verb

fortschleifen is a German verb meaning “synonym of wegschleifen: to drag away, to pull away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Fortschleifen is a different word: “gerund of fortschleifen”.

What does fortschleifen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    synonym of wegschleifen: to drag away, to pull away

verb

  1. 1

    synonym of wegschleifen: to grind off, to sand off

noun

as Fortschleifen
  1. 1

    neutergerund of fortschleifen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of fortschleifen

  • schleift fort present singular third-person
  • schleifte fort past
  • fortgeschleift participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • fortschleifend participle present
  • fortzuschleifen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • schleife fort first-person indicative present
  • schleifen fort first-person indicative plural
  • schleifst fort indicative present second-person
  • schleifest fort second-person singular subjunctive
  • schleifet fort plural second-person subjunctive
  • schleiften fort first-person indicative plural
  • schleiftest fort indicative preterite second-person
  • schleiftet fort indicative plural preterite

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).