verschwimmen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən/

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

Forms

present
verschwimmt
past
verschwamm
perfect
ist verschwommen

Meaning

  1. to blur

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

verwischen

Close synonyms for "to blur"; verwischen is often transitive (to smudge/blur something), verschwimmen is intransitive (to become blurry).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desdibujar

desdibujar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blur."

Spanish

difuminar

difuminar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to blur."

Practice

1 What does verschwimmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Alles ___ vor meinen Augen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verschwimmen?

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