Polyglot Dictionary

verstecken

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛkn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
versteckt
past
versteckte
perfect
hat versteckt

Meaning

  1. to hide

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verkriechen

verkriechen implies crawling away, into a small space, a vivid reflexive image; verstecken is more general "to hide."

verbergen

verstecken is the everyday word for "to hide" (an object or oneself); verbergen is more formal, often for hiding a feeling or fact.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esconder

esconder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hide."

Portuguese

ocultar

ocultar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hide."

Practice

1 What does verstecken mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches verstecken?

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