betören

/bəˈtøːʁən/

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
betört
past
betörte
perfect
hat betört

Meaning

  1. to enchant, to bewitch, to beguile

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

Similar words

verzaubern

betören leans slightly toward beguiling or charming, often romantic; verzaubern is more magical or literal — both mean "to enchant, to bewitch."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enamorar

Close — to enchant/beguile relates to enamouring.

Practice

1 What does betören mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr Lächeln ___ jeden, der sie sah.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches betören?

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