Polyglot Dictionary

verweilen

/fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯lən/

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

Forms

present
verweilt
past
verweilte
perfect
hat verweilt

Meaning

  1. to linger, to stay for a while

    • Sie verweilte einen Moment vor dem Bild.

      She lingered for a moment in front of the painting.

    • Wir verweilten lange vor dem schönen Gemälde. Es war schwer, sich davon loszureißen.

      We lingered a long time in front of the beautiful painting. It was hard to tear ourselves away.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

herumlungern

Herumlungern is to loiter, often with a slightly suspicious or idle connotation; verweilen is the neutral word for lingering or staying somewhere a while.

Practice

1 What does verweilen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ einen Moment vor dem Bild.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verweilen?

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