German

Noun

Fressen

1. plural of Fresse

German

Verb

fressen ‎(class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present frisst, past tense fraß, past participle gefressen, past subjunctive fräße, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive, of an animal) to eat; to feed
2. (intransitive, of a person, colloquial) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
3. (transitive, of an animal) to devour; to eat (something)
4. (transitive, of a person, colloquial) to stuff oneself on (something); to gorge on (something)
5. (transitive, colloquial, figuratively) to guzzle (e.g. gas); to burn through (e.g. money)
6. (colloquial, perfect only) to despise, to have a pet peeve against

   Den hab' ich ja gefressen.‎

   Oh god, I hate that person. (Literally: I have eaten him.)

Conjugation

Usage notes

Fressen contrasts with the more refined essen ‎(“to eat”).

Derived terms