aufwenden

/ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndn̩/

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
wendet auf
past
wandte auf
perfect
hat aufgewandt

Meaning

  1. to expend, to spend (time, money, effort)

    From wenden (to turn).

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
  • wenden to turn (over/around)

Similar words

ausgeben

Aufwenden is the general word for expending time, money, or effort; ausgeben is specifically to spend money.

Similar in other languages

English

spend

spend is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to expend, to spend."

Spanish

gastar

gastar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to spend."

Practice

1 What does aufwenden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ viel Zeit für das Projekt auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufwenden?

See also

verbseparablecompound

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