German

Noun

Scheren

1. plural of Schere

Dutch

Verb

scheren

1. to shave (reflexive pronouns are used for self-directed actions)

   hij scheert zich nu‎ ― he's shaving now

   de arts scheerde de huid rond the wond van de patiënt‎ ― the doctor shaved the skin around the patient's wound

2. to shear

   morgen gaan ze de schapen scheren‎ ― they will shear the sheep tomorrow

Inflection

Derived terms

• scheerapparaat
• scheermes

Related terms

• schaar
• scheur
• scheuren
• schor
• schoor
• schoorsteen

Verb

scheren

1. to skim, fleet; to go over something really quickly

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈʃeːʁən]
• (northern accent) IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛːə̯n]
• Rhymes: -eːʀən

Etymology 1

From Old High German skeran, from Proto-Germanic *skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‎(“to cut”). Akin to Low German scheren, Dutch scheren, West Frisian skeare, English shear, Danish skære.

Verb

scheren ‎(class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present schert, past tense schor, past participle geschoren, past subjunctive schörte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, sheep) to shear
2. (transitive, hedge) to clip; to prune
3. (transitive, hair) to cut; to trim

Conjugation

Related terms

• Schere
• Scherenschleifer
• Scherenschnitt
• Schererei
• ungeschoren
• Schur

Etymology 2

Verb

scheren ‎(third-person singular simple present schert, past tense scherte, past participle geschert, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to bother (someone); to trouble (someone)
2. (reflexive, colloquial, with "um") to care (about something); to mind (something)
3. (reflexive, colloquial) to scram; to beat it (normally as 'wegscheren')