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atren

atren verb: to run away; escape.

Verb

atren (third-person singular simple present atrens, present participle atrenning, simple past atran, past participle atrun)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To run away; escape.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To outrun.

Forms of atren

third-person singular presentatrens
present participleatrenning
pastatran
past participleatrun

Origin of atren

From Middle English atrennen (“to run or flee out”), equivalent to at- + run. Compare German entrennen, English atrin.

Questions about atren

What does atren mean?
Atren means to run away; escape.
What part of speech is atren?
Atren is a verb.
What is the past tense of atren?
The past tense of atren is atran.

Words near atren in the dictionary

  1. Atreidae
  2. Atreids
  3. Atrek
  4. atremble
  5. atreme
  6. atren
  7. atrenned
  8. atrenning
  9. atrens
  10. atresia
  11. atresiaplasties

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