versinken

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈzɪŋkən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪŋkŋ̍]
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Verb

versinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present versinkt, past tense versank, past participle versunken, past subjunctive versänke, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to sink, to descend
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 47/2010, page 124:
      Karatschi, das pulsierende Herz Pakistans, versinkt in einem Strudel von Gewalt.
      Karachi, the pulsating heart of Pakistan, is descending into a maelstrom of violence.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “versinken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “versinken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “versinken” in Duden online
  • “versinken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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