bedrücken

/bəˈdʁʏkn̩/

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

Forms

present
bedrückt
past
bedrückte
perfect
hat bedrückt

Meaning

  1. to depress, to weigh on

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

bestürzen

Bedrücken is to weigh on someone, a slow, heavy depressing feeling; bestürzen is to dismay someone suddenly, a shocked reaction.

Practice

1 What does bedrücken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Etwas ___ sie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bedrücken?

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