Polyglot Dictionary

Versuch

/fɛɐ̯ˈzuːx/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Versuche

Meaning

  1. attempt, try

    The noun form of versuchen (to try).

    • Das war schon ihr dritter Versuch.

      That was already her third attempt.

  2. experiment

    • Sie führten einen chemischen Versuch durch.

      They carried out a chemistry experiment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Anstrengung

Versuch is an attempt, a specific try; Anstrengung is the effort/exertion put into it.

Similar in other languages

English

effort

Close — an attempt, try relates to an effort.

Practice

1 What does Versuch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war schon ihr dritter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Versuch?

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