fressen
to eat (for animals), to devour
English translations
- 01
to eat
- 02
feeding
- 03
devoured
- 04
gorged
- 05
ate
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich gierig und unkultiviert ernähren; wird meist für Tiere verwendet.
- English meaning
- to devour
- Synonym
- essen (für Tiere)
- German example
- Die Kühe fressen auf der Weide.
- English example
- The cows are devouring in the pasture.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich fresse du frisst er/sie/es ich frisst wir fressen ihr fresset sie fressen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gefressen du hast gefressen er/sie/es hat gefressen wir haben gefressen ihr habt gefressen sie haben gefressen
- Past
- ich fraß du fraßest er/sie/es fraß wir fraßen ihr fraßt sie fraßen
Related words
- mottenzerfressen
moth-eaten
- fischfressend
fish-eating
- körnerfressend
"Granivorous" describes animals, especially birds, whose diet mainly consists of grains.
- zerfressen
Corroded
- die Haare vom Kopf fressen
To eat someone out of house and home
- insektenfressend
Insectivorous
- pflanzenfressend
Herbivorous means that an animal feeds mainly or exclusively on plants.
- verfressen
Voracious
- Aas fressend
Scavenging
- auffressen
To devour
- aasfressend
Carrion-eating
- fischfressend
piscivorous, fish-eating
- mottenzerfressen
Moth-eaten
- durchnagen
to gnaw through
- Beutelteufel
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial found in Tasmania.
- Tapir
Tapir
- Sprenkelbeutelmaus
Quoll
- Sonnentau
Sundew
- Viech
critter
- Beutelmarder
Quoll
- Grünfutter
Green fodder
- Kribbe
Manger, crib
- Heuballen
Hay bale
- Japankäfer
Japanese beetle
- korrodieren
to corrode
- einzäunen
To fence in
- Mastsau
Glutton
- Prädation
predation
- Raufe
A hay rack is a feeding rack, usually for hay, made of wood or metal, used in agriculture.
- Kleidermotte
clothes moth
- Alfalfa
Alfalfa
- Phagozytose
Phagocytosis
- Phagocytose
Phagocytosis
- verschlingen
Devour
- picken
To peck
- grasen
To graze
- weiden
to graze
- zernagen
To gnaw, to erode
- äsen
To graze
- aasfräßig
Carrion-eating, scavenging
- Katze
Cat
- Böse
Evil means bad, mean, or morally wrong.
- Böse
Evil means bad, mean, or morally wrong.
- Fallobst
Fallen fruit
Example sentences with “fressen”
Der Hund frisst sein Futter. (The dog is eating its food.)
Frequently asked questions
Can I use 'fressen' for people?
Only if you want to be extremely rude and insulting.