versüßen
German
Alternative forms
- versüssen (Switzerland)
Pronunciation
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Verb
versüßen (weak, third-person singular present versüßt, past tense versüßte, past participle versüßt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to sweeten (with sugar, etc.)
- Der Tee wird mit ein wenig Honig gesüßt.
- The tea is sweetened with a little honey.
- (ditransitive, figurative) to sweeten, to make something seem more pleasant or less unpleasant; to brighten, to make more cheerful (to someone)
- Danke, das versüßt mir wirklich meinen Tag.
- Thank you, that really brightens my day.
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “versüßen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “versüßen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “versüßen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “versüßen” in Duden online
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