Polyglot Dictionary

verewigen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːvɪɡn̩/

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
verewigt
past
verewigte
perfect
hat verewigt

Meaning

  1. to immortalise

    • Er verewigte sich im Gästebuch.

      He left his mark in the guest book.

    • Er verewigte sich mit seinem Namen im Gästebuch. Viele andere hatten es auch getan.

      He immortalised himself by putting his name in the guest book. Many others had done so too.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inmortalizar

inmortalizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to immortalise."

Practice

1 What does verewigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich im Gästebuch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verewigen?

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