grausen

/ˈɡʁaʊ̯zn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
graust
past
graute
perfect
hat gegraust

Meaning

  1. to dread, to shudder

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

fürchten

Grausen is a literary word for a shudder of dread or horror; fürchten is the everyday, general word for fearing something.

Practice

1 What does grausen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mir ___ vor der Prüfung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grausen?

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