Polyglot Dictionary

ermessen

/ɛɐ̯ˈmɛsn̩/

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
ermisst
past
ermaß
perfect
hat ermessen

Meaning

  1. to gauge, to grasp

    Built from er- ((fully)) + messen (to measure).

    • Das Ausmaß ist kaum zu ermessen.

      The extent can hardly be gauged.

    • Man kann das Ausmaß des Schadens noch nicht ermessen. Es wird Wochen dauern.

      You cannot yet gauge the extent of the damage. It will take weeks.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (fully)
  • messen to measure

Similar words

schätzen

Ermessen is to gauge or grasp the scope of something, often abstract (the full extent of a loss); schätzen is the everyday word for estimating a value or amount.

Practice

1 What does ermessen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ausmaß ist kaum zu ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ermessen?

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