verwinden

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈʋɪn.də(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧win‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɪndən

Etymology 1

From ver- + winden (to wind a coil).

Verb

verwinden

  1. (transitive) to wind up
  2. (transitive) to wind in a different way, to rewind
  3. (transitive, of substance) to use up or waste by winding
  4. (transitive) to move by means of winding, to move with a windlass
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Etymology 2

From wind (wind) + ver- -en.

Verb

verwinden

  1. (transitive) to make blown by the wind, to dry by the wind
Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German firwintan. Equivalent to ver- + winden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fərˈvɪn.dən/, [fɐˈvɪn.dn̩], [-ˈʋɪn-], [-dən], /fɛr-/, [fɛɐ̯-]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧win‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

verwinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present verwindet, past tense verwand, past participle verwunden, past subjunctive verwände, auxiliary haben)

  1. to get over, to cope with, to overcome (a loss, trauma, etc.)
    Synonyms: bewältigen, hinwegkommen über, überwinden, verkraften, verschmerzen
    Auch nach drei Jahren hat er die Trennung von seiner Frau nicht verwunden.
    Even after three years he hasn’t got over the separation from his wife.
  2. (archaic) to overcome, to defeat
    Synonyms: besiegen, bezwingen, überwältigen, überwinden, unterwerfen
  3. (rare, dated) to twist out of shape, to warp
    Synonyms: verbiegen, verdrehen, verkrümmen, verzerren

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

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