stibitzen

B2

to pinch / pilfer / swipe

English meaning
to pinch / pilfer / swipe

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stibitzen in a sentence

Er stibitzer heimlich einen Apfel aus dem Laden.

He quietly pinched an apple from the store.

Conjugation of stibitzen

ichstibitze
dustibitzt
er/sie/esstibitzt
wirstibitzen
ihrstibitzt
sie/Siestibitzen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
stibitzte
Perfect
hat stibitzt

Where stibitzen comes from

Ungeklärt. Das Wort ist seit dem 18. Jahrhundert belegt. Möglicherweise handelt es sich um eine Abwandlung der gleichbedeutenden mundartlichen Form stīzen, strīzen mit der Einfügung von bi- oder pi-.

Words that go with stibitzen

Questions about stibitzen

How do you conjugate stibitzen?

Present tense: ich stibitze, du stibitzt, er stibitzt, wir stibitzen, ihr stibitzt, sie stibitzen. Simple past: stibitzte. Perfect: hat stibitzt.

What does stibitzen mean in English?

stibitzen means "to pinch / pilfer / swipe". For example: "Er stibitzer heimlich einen Apfel aus dem Laden." — "He quietly pinched an apple from the store."

What level is stibitzen in German?

stibitzen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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