Verb

an|stoßen

Translation

to toast, to initiate, to bump into, to adjoin

Wir stoßen auf deinen Erfolg an.

We'll toast to your success.

Er hat eine wichtige Diskussion angestoßen.

He initiated an important discussion.

Ich habe mich an der Tischkante angestoßen.

I bumped myself on the edge of the table.

Sein Grundstück stößt an den Park an.

His property adjoins the park.

((with sth.)) ((to sth.)) to toast (to sth.) (with sth.) We are toasting to the new year with champagne.

((sth.)) to initiate sth. The government initiated a reform.

oneself ((on sth.)) to bump oneself (on sth.) I bumped myself on the corner.

((on sth.)) to adjoin sth. The property adjoins a street.

prosten (to toast), initiieren (to initiate), anregen (to stimulate)

From the prefix an- (on, at, towards) + stoßen (to push, bump). Literally 'to push on' or 'bump against'.

Picture 'pushing' (stoßen) your glass 'on' (an) someone else's glass to make a toast.