Polyglot Dictionary

anflehen

/ˈanˌfleːən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
fleht an
past
flehte an
perfect
hat angefleht

Meaning

  1. to implore

    Built from an (on, at) + flehen (to plead).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • an on, at
  • flehen to plead

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

implorar

implorar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to implore."

Portuguese

implorar

implorar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to implore."

Practice

1 What does anflehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihn um Hilfe an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anflehen?

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