Polyglot Dictionary

aufscheuchen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʃɔɪ̯çn̩/

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

Forms

present
scheucht auf
past
scheuchte auf
perfect
hat aufgescheucht

Meaning

  1. to startle

    Built from auf (up, open) + scheuchen (to shoo away).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • scheuchen to shoo away

Similar words

schrecken

aufscheuchen is more about startling something away, like scaring off birds; schrecken is more general startling or frightening.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sobresaltar

sobresaltar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to startle."

Portuguese

sobressaltar

sobressaltar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to startle."

Practice

1 What does aufscheuchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lärm ___ die Vögel auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufscheuchen?

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