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
Conjugation of verwinden (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive verwinden
past singular verwond
past participle verwonden
infinitive verwinden
gerund verwinden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verwindverwond
2nd person sing. (jij) verwindtverwond
2nd person sing. (u) verwindtverwond
2nd person sing. (gij) verwindtverwondt
3rd person singular verwindtverwond
plural verwindenverwonden
subjunctive sing.1 verwindeverwonde
subjunctive plur.1 verwindenverwonden
imperative sing. verwind
imperative plur.1 verwindt
participles verwindendverwonden
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

From wind (wind) + ver- -en.

Verb

verwinden

  1. (transitive) to make blown by the wind, to dry by the wind
Inflection
Conjugation of verwinden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verwinden
past singular verwindde
past participle verwind
infinitive verwinden
gerund verwinden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verwindverwindde
2nd person sing. (jij) verwindtverwindde
2nd person sing. (u) verwindtverwindde
2nd person sing. (gij) verwindtverwindde
3rd person singular verwindtverwindde
plural verwindenverwindden
subjunctive sing.1 verwindeverwindde
subjunctive plur.1 verwindenverwindden
imperative sing. verwind
imperative plur.1 verwindt
participles verwindendverwind
1) Archaic.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwinden, 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

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