Polyglot Dictionary

erhärten

/ɛɐ̯ˈhɛʁtn̩/

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
erhärtet
past
erhärtete
perfect
hat erhärtet

Meaning

  1. to harden; to substantiate

    Built from er- ((make)) + hart (hard).

    • Neue Beweise erhärten den Verdacht.

      New evidence substantiates the suspicion.

    • Neue Beweise erhärten den Verdacht. Der Fall wird nun neu untersucht.

      New evidence substantiates the suspicion. The case will now be investigated anew.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (make)
  • hart hard

Practice

1 What does erhärten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Neue Beweise ___ den Verdacht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erhärten?

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