aufdrängen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁɛŋən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
drängt auf
past
drängte auf
perfect
hat aufgedrängt

Meaning

  1. to impose

    Built from auf (up, open) + drängen (to push).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • drängen to push

Similar words

verhängen

Aufdrängen (usually "sich aufdrängen") is forcing yourself, your opinion, or unwanted advice on someone; verhängen is imposing an official penalty or sanction, like a curfew — a formal, administrative act.

Similar in other languages

French

imposer

imposer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to impose."

Portuguese

impor

impor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to impose."

Practice

1 What does aufdrängen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich will mich nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufdrängen?

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