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auf-

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German

Etymology

auf in compounds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔaʊ̯f]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file)

Prefix

auf-

A separable verb prefix; similar to English up-; indicating:
1. upwards movement
  ‎auf- + ‎nehmen (“to take, hold”) → ‎aufnehmen (“to pick up”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎stehen (“to stand, be upright”) → ‎aufstehen (“to get up, stand up”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎wachsen (“to grow”) → ‎aufwachsen (“to grow up”)
2. change to a different, better state (chiefly with adjectives or verbs from adjectives)
  ‎auf- + ‎besser (“better”) + ‎-en → ‎aufbessern (“to improve, supplement”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎hübsch (“pretty”) + ‎-en → ‎aufhübschen (“to embellish, pretty up”)
3. amassing
  ‎auf- + ‎häufen (“to pile (up)”) → ‎aufhäufen (“to form a pile or stack”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎addieren (“to add”) → ‎aufaddieren (“to add up”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎stauen (“to dam, accumulate”) → ‎aufstauen (“to form a reservoir, hold back a large amount”)
4. spontaneous appearance
  ‎auf- + ‎lachen (“to laugh”) → ‎auflachen (“to laugh suddenly, bark out a laugh”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎blühen (“to be in bloom”) → ‎aufblühen (“to flourish, blossom”)
5. (productive) opening
  ‎auf- + ‎decken (“to cover”) → ‎aufdecken (“to uncover, reveal”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎machen (“to make, do”) → ‎aufmachen (“to open up”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎schließen (“to close, lock”) → ‎aufschließen (“to unlock”)
6. putting something in contact with a surface (from above)
  ‎auf- + ‎tragen (“to bear, carry”) → ‎auftragen (“to apply”) (e.g. cream or salve)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎schlagen (“to hit”) → ‎aufschlagen (“to impact”) (e.g. the ground)
7. finishing
  ‎auf- + ‎essen (“to eat”) → ‎aufessen (“to eat up, eat completely”)
  
  ‎auf- + ‎brauchen (“to need, consume”) → ‎aufbrauchen (“to use up”)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with auf-

aufkonzentrieren

See also

auf

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