Polyglot Dictionary

zustimmen

/ˈtsuːˌʃtɪmən/

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
stimmt zu
past
stimmte zu
perfect
hat zugestimmt

Meaning

  1. to agree

    Built from zu (shut, closed, to) + stimmen (to be right).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zu shut, closed, to
  • stimmen to be right

Similar words

beipflichten

Zustimmen is the everyday word for agreeing; beipflichten is more formal and literary.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avenir

avenir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to agree."

Spanish

concordar

concordar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to agree."

Portuguese

concordar

concordar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to agree."

Practice

1 What does zustimmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ seinem Vorschlag zu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zustimmen?

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