vertragen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From traag +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vərˈtraːɣə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

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vertragen

  1. (transitive) to slow down, to delay

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vertragen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vertragen
past singular vertraagde
past participle vertraagd
infinitive vertragen
gerund vertragen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vertraag vertraagde
2nd person sing. (jij) vertraagt, vertraag2 vertraagde
2nd person sing. (u) vertraagt vertraagde
2nd person sing. (gij) vertraagt vertraagde
3rd person singular vertraagt vertraagde
plural vertragen vertraagden
subjunctive sing.1 vertrage vertraagde
subjunctive plur.1 vertragen vertraagden
imperative sing. vertraag
imperative plur.1 vertraagt
participles vertragend vertraagd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vertragen, from Old High German firtragan, fartragan, from Proto-Germanic *fradraganą, equal to ver- +‎ tragen. Cognate with Middle Low German verdragen, Dutch verdragen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡən/, /fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡŋ̩/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: ver‧tra‧gen

Verb

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vertragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present verträgt, past tense vertrug, past participle vertragen, past subjunctive vertrüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tolerate, bear
    Schmerz vertragento tolerate pain
  2. (transitive, colloquial) could do with (need something that would be beneficial)
    Ich könnte jetzt ein kühles Bier vertragen.
    I could do with a cold beer.
  3. (reflexive, of beings) to get along with (to be together or coexist well)
  4. (reflexive) to go well with, to mix well, to get on well
  5. (reflexive) to make up (after a quarrel)
  6. (transitive, Switzerland) to (go from house to house and) deliver something

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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