atren

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verb

To run away; escape.

OriginMiddle English atrennen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person atrens · participle present atrenning · past atran · participle past atrun

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo run away; escape.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo outrun.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishatrennen“to run or flee out”
  2. Englishatren

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arentRentaTraneNetraTeranArnetRenatTrenaRatneantreretan
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APA

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MLA

“atren.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atren. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atren,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atren.

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