German

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Etymology

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rein- +‎ stecken

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkən/, /ˈʁaɪ̯nˌʃtɛkn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: rein‧ste‧cken

Verb

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reinstecken (weak, third-person singular present steckt rein, past tense steckte rein, past participle reingesteckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to insert, stick in, stick into
    den Kopf zur Tür reinstecken.to stick one's head in the door
    seine Nase in etwas reinstecken.to stick one's nose into something.
  2. to tuck in

Conjugation

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