Polyglot Dictionary

entzücken

/ɛntˈtsʏkn̩/

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
entzückt
past
entzückte
perfect
hat entzückt

Meaning

  1. to delight

    Built from ent- (away) + zücken (to snatch).

    • Das Kind entzückte alle.

      The child delighted everyone.

    • Das Konzert entzückte das Publikum. Alle klatschten lange.

      The concert delighted the audience. Everyone applauded for a long time.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- away
  • zücken to snatch

Similar words

erfreuen

entzücken is stronger than erfreuen, implying being utterly charmed or enchanted; erfreuen is more moderate, closer to simply "to please" or "make happy."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

encantar

encantar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to delight."

Practice

1 What does entzücken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind ___ alle.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entzücken?

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