verschwenden
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German verswenden, from Old High German firswenten. A causative formation derived from German verschwinden (“to disappear”), Old High German firswintan (“to disappear”). Thus, the original meaning is "to make disappear".
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]verschwenden (weak, third-person singular present verschwendet, past tense verschwendete, past participle verschwendet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to waste, to squander
- Synonym: vergeuden
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | verschwenden | ||||
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present participle | verschwendend | ||||
past participle | verschwendet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verschwende | wir verschwenden | i | ich verschwende | wir verschwenden |
du verschwendest | ihr verschwendet | du verschwendest | ihr verschwendet | ||
er verschwendet | sie verschwenden | er verschwende | sie verschwenden | ||
preterite | ich verschwendete | wir verschwendeten | ii | ich verschwendete1 | wir verschwendeten1 |
du verschwendetest | ihr verschwendetet | du verschwendetest1 | ihr verschwendetet1 | ||
er verschwendete | sie verschwendeten | er verschwendete1 | sie verschwendeten1 | ||
imperative | verschwend (du) verschwende (du) |
verschwendet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “verschwenden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “verschwenden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “verschwenden” in Duden online
- “verschwenden” in OpenThesaurus.de
- “verschwenden” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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