verspeisen
/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpaɪzn̩/
verb
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- verspeist
- past
- verspeiste
- perfect
- hat verspeist
Meaning
-
to eat up, to devour
Built from Speise (food, dish) + ver-; more formal/literary than essen.
Similar words
auffressen is more for animals eating, or a person eating ravenously and greedily; verspeisen is more formal or literary human eating — both mean "to devour."
Practice
1 What does verspeisen mean?
to eat up, to devour
2 Fill the gap: Der Wolf wollte die Großmutter ___.
Full sentence: Der Wolf wollte die Großmutter verspeisen. (The wolf wanted to devour the grandmother.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches verspeisen?
verspeisen: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Synonyms
- essen
- verschlingen
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