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erwachsen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erwachsen, from Old High German irwahsan, urwahsan. Equivalent to er- +‎ wachsen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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erwachsen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present erwächst, past tense erwuchs, past participle erwachsen, past subjunctive erwüchse, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to grow up, to grow
  2. to spring up, to spring from, to proceed from
  3. to accrue
  4. to grow out of
  5. to arise (difficulties, tasks)

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Participle

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erwachsen

  1. past participle of erwachsen

Adjective

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erwachsen (strong nominative masculine singular erwachsener, not comparable)

  1. adult, grown-up, grown, full-grown
    Synonyms: ausgewachsen, groß, herangewachsen
    erwachsen seinto be grown up

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erwachsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erwachsen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erwachsen” in Duden online
  • erwachsen” in OpenThesaurus.de