prüfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brüeven, borrowed from Old French prover, from Latin probō, probāre. Doublet of proben and probieren. Cognate with Hunsrik priefe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʁyːfən/
  • Hyphenation: prü‧fen
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Verb

prüfen (weak, third-person singular present prüft, past tense prüfte, past participle geprüft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to examine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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