Polyglot Dictionary

leeren

/ˈleːʁən/

verb B1

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 (3rd sg.)
leert
past
leerte
perfect
hat geleert

Meaning

  1. to empty

    Built from leer (empty).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ausleeren

Ausleeren emphasizes emptying something out completely, like a trash can; leeren is the general word for emptying.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esvaziar

esvaziar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to empty."

Practice

1 What does leeren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sein Glas in einem Zug.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches leeren?

See also

verb

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