German Conversation · Level 37
75 words
German word
gießen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈgiːsən/
Meaning
- verbpour
Example
Er gießt Wasser in das Glas.
He is pouring water into the glass.
More examples
Die Werkstatt gießt Bronze für die Statue.
The workshop is casting bronze for the statue.
Core concept
One directed flow connects a source with a receiving surface, container, living plant, or casting mold.
Common phrases
in Strömen gießen
pour in torrents
gießen Metall
cast metal
Similar words
einschenken: A suitable amount of a drink is poured into a cup or glass.
schütten: Liquid is tipped in suddenly, often in a large quantity.
schenken: A drink is poured out for another person.
Definition in German
Eine Flüssigkeit in oder auf etwas fließen lassen; auch Pflanzen Wasser geben oder geschmolzenes Metall in eine Form füllen.
Word origin
It comes from the inherited Germanic verb represented by Old High German gīzan and Middle High German gieȥen, whose central sense was letting liquid flow.
Usage tips
- For serving a drink into someone's glass, einschenken or eingießen is more idiomatic than bare gießen, which focuses on the liquid's movement.
Other meanings
- waterverb
- castverb
Related words
- Gießformcasting moldnoun
- gegossenpouredadjective