Polyglot Dictionary

zuschütten

/ˈtsuːˌʃʏtn̩/

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
schüttet zu
past
schüttete zu
perfect
hat zugeschüttet

Meaning

  1. to fill in

    Built from zu (shut) + schütten (to pour).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zu shut
  • schütten to pour

Similar words

füllen

zuschütten specifically means to fill in a hole or gap by pouring material into it, like filling in a ditch; füllen is the general verb "to fill," like filling a glass.

Practice

1 What does zuschütten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schütteten das Loch ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zuschütten?

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