erweisen

German

Etymology

From er- +‎ weisen.

Pronunciation
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Verb

erweisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present erweist, past tense erwies, past participle erwiesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, often with auf (as, to be)) to prove, to show (itself or oneself)
    Der Kompass kann sich auf deiner Wanderung als wertvoll erweisen.
    The compass may prove to be valuable on your hike.
  2. (ditransitive) to accord, to do (someone honor, service, etc.)
    Sie haben mir gestern einen großen Dienst erwiesen.
    You did me a great service yesterday.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “erweisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erweisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erweisen” in Duden online
  • “erweisen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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