Polyglot Dictionary

nötigen

/ˈnøːtɪɡn̩/

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
nötigt
past
nötigte
perfect
hat genötigt

Meaning

  1. to coerce, to press

    • Man nötigte ihn zur Unterschrift.

      He was coerced into signing.

    • Der Täter nötigte sie, das Geld herauszugeben. Sie hatte große Angst.

      The offender coerced her into handing over the money. She was very frightened.

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Similar words

aufzwingen

Aufzwingen is to force something (a decision, a rule) upon someone; nötigen is to coerce or pressure a person directly into acting.

erzwingen

Erzwingen is to force or extort something through pressure; nötigen is to coerce a person directly into acting against their will.

Practice

1 What does nötigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihn zur Unterschrift.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nötigen?

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