Polyglot Dictionary

aufblühen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌblyːən/

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
blüht auf
past
blühte auf
perfect
ist aufgeblüht

Meaning

  1. to open up, to blossom

    Built from auf (up, open) + blühen (to bloom).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • blühen to bloom

Usage notes

Trennbares Verb; wird auch übertragen für eine Person verwendet, die emotional "aufblüht".

Practice

1 What does aufblühen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Knospen blühen langsam ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufblühen?

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