widerfahren
/viːdɐˈfaːʁən/
verb
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- widerfährt
- past
- widerfuhr
- perfect
- ist widerfahren
Meaning
-
to happen to, to befall (someone)
Literary; from fahren (to go, to travel) + wider-.
Similar words
Practice
1 What does widerfahren mean?
to happen to, to befall (someone)
2 Fill the gap: Ihr ist großes Unrecht ___.
Full sentence: Ihr ist großes Unrecht widerfahren. (Great injustice befell her.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches widerfahren?
widerfahren: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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