Polyglot Dictionary

entsinnen

/ɛntˈzɪnən/

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
entsinnt sich
past
entsann sich
perfect
hat sich entsonnen

Meaning

  1. to recall, to remember

    Built from ent- (back) + sinnen (to think).

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- back
  • sinnen to think

Similar words

abrufen

Close — "to call up" a memory means to recall it, the same idea as entsinnen.

erinnern

Close, register — entsinnen is a more formal/literary word for remembering than the everyday erinnern.

Practice

1 What does entsinnen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches entsinnen?

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