verängstigen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋstɪɡn̩/

verb B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
verängstigt
past
verängstigte
perfect
hat verängstigt

Meaning

  1. to frighten, to scare

    Built from Angst (fear) + ver-.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

scare

scare is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to frighten, to scare."

Practice

1 What does verängstigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der laute Knall ___ den Hund.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verängstigen?

See also

verb

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