Polyglot Dictionary

verwesen

/fɛɐ̯ˈveːzn̩/

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 Negative

Forms

present
verwest
past
verweste
perfect
ist verwest

Meaning

  1. to decay

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

faulen

verwesen is more specifically about organic decomposition, like a body decaying; faulen is more general rot, like food rotting.

Practice

1 What does verwesen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Körper ___ schnell.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verwesen?

verb

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