verengen

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ eng (narrow)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈʔɛŋən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧en‧gen
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋən

Verb

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verengen (weak, third-person singular present verengt, past tense verengte, past participle verengt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to constrict, to make narrower
  2. (transitive) to take in (clothing)
  3. (reflexive) to narrow, to contract

Conjugation

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • verengen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verengen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verengen” in Duden online