Dutch

Verb

dringen

1. (intransitive) to press, push
2. (intransitive) to insist
3. (intransitive) to force entry

Inflection

Derived terms

• aandringen
• doordringen
• indringen
• opdringen
• terugdringen
• verdringen
• voordringen

German

Etymology

From Old High German dringan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną. More at thring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀɪŋən/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩

Verb

dringen ‎(class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present dringt, past tense drang, past participle gedrungen, past subjunctive dränge, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (intransitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to insist; to press

   auf etwas dringen — “to press for something” or “to insist on something”

2. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to ooze; to seep

   in etwas dringen — “to seep into something”

3. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to force one’s way

   durch etwas dringen — “to penetrate something” (literally, “to force one’s way into something”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Eindringling
• eindringen
• hereindringen
• vordringen

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon thringan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną. More at thring.

Verb

dringen ‎(third-person singular simple present dringt, past tense drung, past participle drungen, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)

1. (intransitive, auxiliary: “hebben”) to insist; to press

   op wat dringen — “to press for something” or “to insist on something”

2. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to ooze; to seep

   in wat dringen — “to seep into something”

3. (intransitive, auxiliary: “wesen”) to force one’s way

   dörch wat dringen — “to penetrate something” (literally, “to force one’s way into something”)

Conjugation

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *thringan, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną.

Verb

dringen

1. to press, to push
2. to force one's way
3. to pressure, to bother
4. to extort

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: dringen