Polyglot Dictionary

aufpumpen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌpʊmpn̩/

verb B1

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
pumpt auf
past
pumpte auf
perfect
hat aufgepumpt

Meaning

  1. to pump up

    Built from auf (up, open) + pumpen (to pump).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • pumpen to pump

Similar words

pumpen

Aufpumpen is pumping something UP, inflating it — a tire, a balloon; pumpen is the general word for pumping liquid, and colloquially also means to lend or borrow money.

Practice

1 What does aufpumpen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich pumpe den Reifen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufpumpen?

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