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vertrösten

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See also: Vertrösten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vertrœsten, from Old High German firtrōsten. Equivalent to ver- +‎ trösten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtrøːstən/, [-tʰʁøːst(ə)n], [-trøːst(ə)n] (most of Germany, Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtrøːstɛn/, [-d̥røː-], [-stn̩] (Austro-Bavarian)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧trös‧ten

Verb

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vertrösten (weak, third-person singular present vertröstet, past tense vertröstete, past participle vertröstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to put off somebody, to feed with hopes of something, to promise something for a later point in time

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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