Polyglot Dictionary

anfeuern

/ˈanˌfɔɪ̯ɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
feuert an
past
feuerte an
perfect
hat angefeuert

Meaning

  1. to cheer on

    Built from an (on, at) + feuern (to fire).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • an on, at
  • feuern to fire

Similar words

zujubeln

Anfeuern is cheering someone ON, encouraging them during an activity; zujubeln is cheering AT someone, a celebratory cheer, like a crowd greeting a winner.

Practice

1 What does anfeuern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Fans feuern die Mannschaft ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anfeuern?

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