Polyglot Dictionary

erringen

/ɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
erringt
past
errang
perfect
hat errungen

Meaning

  1. to attain, to achieve, to win (through effort)

    From ringen (to wrestle, to struggle).

    • Sie errang den ersten Platz.

      She achieved first place.

    • Das Team errang den Sieg nach einem harten Kampf. Alle feierten bis spät in die Nacht.

      The team won the victory after a hard fight. Everyone celebrated until late at night.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

leisten

Erringen is to attain or win something through real effort or struggle; leisten is the more neutral word for achieving or accomplishing something.

Practice

1 What does erringen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den ersten Platz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erringen?

See also

verbirregular

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