verwelken

/fɛɐˈvɛlkn̩/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
verwelkt
past
verwelkte
perfect
ist verwelkt

Meaning

  1. to wither, to wilt

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Usage notes

Used for plants and flowers losing freshness and drying up — a more literary verb than the everyday word sterben, to die.

Practice

1 What does verwelken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Blumen im Garten ___ langsam mit dem ersten Frost.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verwelken?

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