Polyglot Dictionary

aufweichen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯çn̩/

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
weicht auf
past
weichte auf
perfect
hat aufgeweicht

Meaning

  1. to soften

    Built from auf (up, open) + weichen (to yield).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • weichen to yield

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

amolecer

amolecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to soften."

Portuguese

suavizar

suavizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to soften."

Practice

1 What does aufweichen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Regen ___ den Boden auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufweichen?

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