Polyglot Dictionary

aufheitern

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhaɪ̯tɐn/

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
separable

Forms

present
heitert auf
past
heiterte auf
perfect
hat aufgeheitert

Meaning

  1. to cheer up

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

erheitern

Near-total synonyms for "to cheer up"; aufheitern is more common and everyday, erheitern is slightly more formal or literary.

Practice

1 What does aufheitern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Film ___ mich auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufheitern?

verbseparable-verb

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