Polyglot Dictionary

zögern

/ˈtsøːɡɐn/

verb B1

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

Forms

present
zögert
past
zögerte
perfect
hat gezögert

Meaning

  1. to hesitate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

titubear

titubear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Portuguese

vacilar

vacilar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to hesitate."

Practice

1 What does zögern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___, bevor sie antwortete.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zögern?

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