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hitzen

German, verb

hitzen is spelled H-I-T-Z-E-N (6 letters). Hitzen is a German verb meaning “to heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Hitzen is a different word: “nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Hitze”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “heiß sein/werden/machen, Hitze zuführen”.

What does hitzen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    obsoleteto heat

  2. 2

    obsoleteto be heated

noun

as Hitzen
  1. 1

    rarenominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Hitze

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

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. heiß sein/werden/machen, Hitze zuführen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of hitzen

  • hitzt present singular third-person
  • hitzte past
  • gehitzt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • hitze present
  • hitz! imperative singular
  • hitze! imperative singular
  • hitzt! imperative plural
  • gehitzt haben active infinitive perfect
  • gehitzt werden processual-passive infinitive present
  • gehitzt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
  • gehitzt sein statal-passive infinitive present
  • gehitzt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
  • zu hitzen active extended infinitive
  • gehitzt zu haben active extended infinitive
  • gehitzt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
  • gehitzt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
  • gehitzt zu sein statal-passive extended infinitive

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

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