Polyglot Dictionary

spotten

/ˈʃpɔtn̩/

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
spottet
past
spottete
perfect
hat gespottet

Meaning

  1. to mock

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verspotten

verspotten is more direct, mocking a specific person; spotten can be more general, often used with "über," to scoff or mock at something.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mofar

mofar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to mock."

Portuguese

zombar

zombar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to mock."

Practice

1 What does spotten mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches spotten?

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