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beißen

beißen

See also: beissen and béissen

German

Alternative forms

  • beissen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Verb

beißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present beißt, past tense biss, past participle gebissen, past subjunctive bisse, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to bite
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to sting; to burn; to be sharp; to be spicy
  3. (reflexive, colloquial, of colors) to clash

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