aufstützen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtʏtsn̩/

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

Forms

present
stützt auf
past
stützte auf
perfect
hat aufgestützt

Meaning

  1. to prop up

    Built from auf (up, open) + stützen (to support).

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
  • stützen to support

Similar words

abstützen

aufstützen and abstützen are close synonyms for "to prop up, to support," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apuntalar

apuntalar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to prop up."

Practice

1 What does aufstützen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Ellbogen auf den Tisch auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufstützen?

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