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Etymology

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From Middle High German schrīten, from Old High German skrītan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrīþan (to step; stride). Cognate with English shrithe (to go about; roam; creep), Icelandic skríða (to creep; crawl). More at shrithe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʁaɪ̯.tn̩/
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Verb

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schreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreitet, past tense schritt, past participle geschritten, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, formal) to stride; to step, to proceed

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