Polyglot Dictionary

verschreiben

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁaɪbn̩/

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

Forms

present
verschreibt
past
verschrieb
perfect
hat verschrieben

Meaning

  1. to prescribe

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verordnen

verschreiben is more common and everyday, like a doctor prescribing medicine; verordnen is more formal or bureaucratic.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

prescrever

prescrever is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

Portuguese

receitar

receitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prescribe."

Practice

1 What does verschreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Arzt ___ ihm Tabletten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verschreiben?

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