zufeilen
German, verb
zufeilen is spelled Z-U-F-E-I-L-E-N (8 letters). Zufeilen is a German verb meaning “to shape into a desired form by filing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Zufeilen is a different word: “gerund of zufeilen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas eine bestimmte Form geben, indem Material durch die Technik des Feilens abgetragen wird”.
What does zufeilen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to shape into a desired form by filing
noun
- 1
neutergerund of zufeilen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas eine bestimmte Form geben, indem Material durch die Technik des Feilens abgetragen wird
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 zufeilen
- feilt zu present singular third-person
- feilte zu past
- zugefeilt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- zufeilend participle present
- zuzufeilen infinitive infinitive-zu
- feile zu first-person indicative present
- feilen zu first-person indicative plural
- feilst zu indicative present second-person
- feilest zu second-person singular subjunctive
- feilet zu plural second-person subjunctive
- feilten zu first-person indicative plural
- feiltest zu indicative preterite second-person
- feiltet zu indicative plural preterite
- feil zu! imperative singular
- feile zu! imperative singular
- feilt zu! imperative plural
- zugefeilt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).