lotsen

German

Etymology

Lotse +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈloːt͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: lot‧sen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

lotsen (weak, third-person singular present lotst, past tense lotste, past participle gelotst, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to guide (to a target, through repeated careful adjustments or directions)
    Das Navi hat mich über irgendwelche Nebenstraßen quer durch die Stadt gelotst.
    The GPS guided me through random back streets all the way through the city.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • lotsen” in Duden online
  • lotsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache