befürchten

/bəˈfʏʁçtn̩/

verb B1

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
befürchtet
past
befürchtete
perfect
hat befürchtet

Meaning

  1. to fear, to worry (that something bad will happen)

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Abstract Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Practice

1 What does befürchten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches befürchten?

verb

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