Polyglot Dictionary

entpuppen

/ɛntˈpʊpn̩/

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
reflexive

Forms

present
entpuppt sich
past
entpuppte sich
perfect
hat sich entpuppt

Meaning

  1. to turn out (to be)

    Built from ent- (out of) + Puppe (pupa, chrysalis).

    • Er entpuppte sich als Lügner.

      He turned out to be a liar.

    • Der nette Mann entpuppte sich als Betrüger. Viele Leute hatten ihm Geld gegeben.

      The nice man turned out to be a fraudster. Many people had given him money.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- out of
  • Puppe pupa, chrysalis

Practice

1 What does entpuppen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich als Lügner.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entpuppen?

verbinseparablereflexivecompound

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