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vergewissern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vergewissern (to provide a guarantee), synchronically analyzed as ver- +‎ gewiss +‎ -ern.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvɪsɐn]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧ge‧wis‧sern
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Verb

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vergewissern (weak, third-person singular present vergewissert, past tense vergewisserte, past participle vergewissert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to make sure (of); to check; to make certain (of) [with genitive or (uncommon) über (+ accusative) ‘something’]

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