Polyglot Dictionary

erhoffen

/ɛɐ̯ˈhɔfn̩/

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
erhofft
past
erhoffte
perfect
hat erhofft

Meaning

  1. to hope for

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Similar words

hoffen

hoffen is the general verb "to hope"; sich erhoffen means to hope FOR something specific, often something desired or expected.

Similar in other languages

French

désirer

Close — hoping for relates to desiring, wishing.

Practice

1 What does erhoffen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ uns eine Antwort.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erhoffen?

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