verhören
/fɛɐ̯ˈhøːʁən/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- verhört
- past
- verhörte
- perfect
- hat verhört
Meaning
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to interrogate
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Die Polizei verhörte den Verdächtigen.
The police interrogated the suspect.
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Die Polizei verhörte den Verdächtigen stundenlang. Er bestritt alles.
The police interrogated the suspect for hours. He denied everything.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
interrogar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to interrogate."
Practice
1 What does verhören mean?
to interrogate
2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei ___ den Verdächtigen.
Full sentence: Die Polizei verhörte den Verdächtigen. (The police interrogated the suspect.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches verhören?
verhören: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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