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verwenden

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛndən

Verb

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verwenden

  1. inflection of verwennen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verwenden, ferwenden, from Old High German firwenten (to turn away, avert, dissuade, hold back), equivalent to ver- +‎ wenden. Cognate with Middle Low German vörwenden, German Low German verwenden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wen‧den

Verb

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verwenden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present verwendet, past tense verwendete or verwandte, past participle verwendet or verwandt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to use, to employ, to apply
    • 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 21:
      Das römische Zahlensystem […] besteht aus 7 Buchstaben, die zur Bezeichnung von Zahlenwerten verwendet werden: M D C L X V I
      The Roman numeral system […] consists of 7 letters, which are used for the representation of numerical values: M D C L X V I
  2. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
  3. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
    Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich.
    I approach him on your behalf.
  4. (obsolete) to turn away
    Synonym: abwenden

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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