aufhäufen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhɔɪ̯fn̩/

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
häuft auf
past
häufte auf
perfect
hat aufgehäuft

Meaning

  1. to pile up

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

Similar words

auftürmen

Near-total synonyms for "to pile up"; auftürmen suggests piling into an actual tower-like heap (from Turm, tower), aufhäufen is more general piling up.

Similar in other languages

French

mettre en tas

mettre en tas is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to pile up."

Portuguese

amontoar

amontoar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to pile up."

Practice

1 What does aufhäufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ Steine auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufhäufen?

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