Polyglot Dictionary

hinrichten

/ˈhɪnˌʁɪçtn̩/

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
richtet hin
past
richtete hin
perfect
hat hingerichtet

Meaning

  1. to execute

    Built from hin (there, away from the speaker) + richten (to aim).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • hin there, away from the speaker
  • richten to aim

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

exécuter

exécuter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to execute."

Portuguese

executar

executar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to execute."

Practice

1 What does hinrichten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ den Verurteilten hin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hinrichten?

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