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herreißen

German, verb/ˈheːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯sən/

herreißen is spelled H-E-R-R-E-I-SS-E-N (9 letters). Herreißen is a German verb meaning “to snatch, to snatch up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does herreißen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    datedrareto snatch, to snatch up

  2. 2

    Austriato use recklessly

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

Forms of herreißen

  • reißt her present singular third-person
  • riss her past
  • hergerissen participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • 1 strong
  • herreißend participle present
  • herzureißen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • reiße her first-person indicative present
  • reißen her first-person indicative plural
  • reißest her second-person singular subjunctive
  • reißet her plural second-person subjunctive
  • rissen her first-person indicative plural
  • risse her first-person formal rare
  • rissest her indicative preterite second-person
  • risst her indicative preterite second-person
  • risset her formal plural rare

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

How do you pronounce herreißen?

  • /ˈheːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯sən/
  • [ˈheːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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