Polyglot Dictionary

ergießen

/ɛɐ̯ˈɡiːsn̩/

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
ergießt sich
past
ergoss sich
perfect
hat sich ergossen

Meaning

  1. to pour out

    Built from er- ((out)) + gießen (to pour).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (out)
  • gießen to pour

Similar words

schütten

schütten is the everyday verb for "to pour," like pouring water; sich ergießen is more literary or figurative, used for something pouring out dramatically, like a river, tears, or a flood of words.

Practice

1 What does ergießen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Fluss ___ sich ins Meer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ergießen?

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