Polyglot Dictionary

bereichern

/bəˈʁaɪ̯çɐn/

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

Forms

present
bereichert
past
bereicherte
perfect
hat bereichert

Meaning

  1. to enrich

    • Die Reise hat mich sehr bereichert.

      The trip has enriched me greatly.

    • Die Reise hat mein Leben sehr bereichert. Ich habe viele neue Menschen kennengelernt.

      The trip has greatly enriched my life. I have got to know many new people.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

anreichern

Anreichern is enriching something literally or technically — enriching uranium, fortifying food with vitamins; bereichern is enriching something figuratively, like your life or knowledge (and sich bereichern means to enrich yourself unfairly).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

enriquecer

enriquecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to enrich."

Portuguese

enriquecer

enriquecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to enrich."

Practice

1 What does bereichern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Reise hat mich sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bereichern?

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