Herr werden

German

Verb

Herr werden (irregular, third-person singular present wird Herr, past tense wurde Herr or (archaic) ward Herr, past participle Herr geworden, past subjunctive würde Herr, auxiliary sein)

  1. (used with genitive) to master, to get under control
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 142:
      Seine Augen feuchteten sich, er konnte seiner Tränen nicht Herr werden, und unwiderstehlich hingezogen sank er dem Bruder schluchzend an die Brust.
      His eyes wetted, he could not get his tears under control, and irresistibly drawn he sank sobbing to his brother's chest.

Conjugation

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