Polyglot Dictionary

verheißungsvoll

/fɛɐˈhaɪsʊŋsfɔl/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. auspicious, promising

    • Das neue Jahr beginnt verheißungsvoll.

      The new year is off to an auspicious start.

Usage notes

A formal, literary word for something that seems to promise good fortune ahead — rare in everyday speech, common in written/formal New Year's messages.

Practice

1 What does verheißungsvoll mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das neue Jahr beginnt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verheißungsvoll?

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