Polyglot Dictionary

unterbrechen

/ʊntɐˈbʁɛçn̩/

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.)
unterbricht
past
unterbrach
perfect
hat unterbrochen

Meaning

  1. to interrupt

    Built from unter- + brechen (to break).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dazwischenreden

dazwischenreden and unterbrechen are close synonyms for "to interrupt," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

interrompre

interrompre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to interrupt."

Portuguese

interromper

interromper is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to interrupt."

Practice

1 What does unterbrechen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches unterbrechen?

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