Polyglot Dictionary

entwässern

/ɛntˈvɛsɐn/

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

Forms

present
entwässert
past
entwässerte
perfect
hat entwässert

Meaning

  1. to drain

    Built from ent- (un-, away) + Wasser (water).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- un-, away
  • Wasser water

Similar words

abfließen

abfließen is more natural or passive, like water draining away on its own; entwässern is more active or deliberate, like draining a swamp — both mean "to drain."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escorrer

escorrer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to drain."

Practice

1 What does entwässern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man muss das Moor ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entwässern?

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