aufbringen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfbringen, equivalent to auf- +‎ bringen. Cognate with German Low German upbrengen, Dutch opbrengen, English upbring.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊfˌbʁɪŋən/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧brin‧gen

Verb

aufbringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt auf, past tense brachte auf, past participle aufgebracht, past subjunctive brächte auf, auxiliary haben)

  1. to find, muster, summon up
  2. to exasperate, get angry
  3. to anger
  4. (colloquial) to get (a door etc.) open; to open (by putting in considerable effort)
  5. (dated) to raise (a child, animal etc.)

Conjugation

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