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suchten

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See also: Suchten and Süchten

German

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Etymology 1

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Verbalisation of Sucht (addiction).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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suchten (weak, third-person singular present suchtet, past tense suchtete, past participle gesuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (slang) to binge (to do something extensively, often in a single sitting over a long time, as if addicted)
    Ich suchte diese Fernsehserie.
    I am addicted to/am binging on this TV show
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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suchten

  1. inflection of suchen:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

Further reading

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  • suchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • suchten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • suchten” in Duden online

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *sūfton.

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Verb

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suchten

  1. to sigh
  2. to moan

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: zuchten
    • Afrikaans: sug
    • Negerhollands: sucht
  • Limburgish: zöchte

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