vergießen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ver- +‎ gießen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈɡiːsn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧gie‧ßen

Verb

vergießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present vergießt, past tense vergoss, past participle vergossen, past subjunctive vergösse, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shed (blood, sweat, tears)
    Für sie werden nur wenige Tränen vergossen. ― Few tears are shed for them.
  2. (transitive) to spill
    Bei dem Staatsstreich wurde viel Blut vergossen. ― Much blood was spilt during the coup d'état.

Conjugation

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