dringen meaning and definition in german

Verb

Frequency:

class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present dringt, past tense drang, past participle gedrungen, past subjunctive dränge, auxiliary haben or sein

1. auxiliary: “haben” to insist; to press auf etwas dringen — “to press for something” or “to insist on something”
2. auxiliary: “sein” to ooze; to seep in etwas dringen — “to seep into something”
3. auxiliary: “sein” to force one’s way durch etwas dringen — “to penetrate something” (literally, “to force one’s way into something”)