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verzweifeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German verzwīveln (12th century), from Old High German firzwīvalen, firzwīfalen. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ zweifeln (to doubt). Compare Dutch vertwijfelen, Swedish förtvivla, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /feʁˈtsvaɪ̯fəln/, [fɐˈt͡sʋaɪ̯.fl̩n], [fɛɐ̯-], [-fəln]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zwei‧feln

Verb

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verzweifeln (weak, third-person singular present verzweifelt, past tense verzweifelte, past participle verzweifelt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to despair [with an (+ dative) ‘over something’]
    Die Hauptsache ist, nicht zu verzweifeln.
    The main thing is not to despair.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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