verwachsen

German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ wachsen. Compare archaic Dutch verwassen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fərˈvaksən/, /fɛr-/, [fɐˈva.ksn̩], [fɛɐ̯-], [-ˈvak.sn̩], [-ˈʋa-], [-ksən]
  • Hyphenation: ver‧wach‧sen
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Verb

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  1. (of vegetation, areas) to overgrow, become overgrown
    Synonym: zuwachsen
    Das Grundstück ist völlig verwachsen.
    The property is entirely overgrown.
  2. (with mit) to grow together, become one, unite
    Synonym: zusammenwachsen
    Die beiden Zehen sind miteinander verwachsen.
    The two toes have grown together.
    Die Siedler sind mit der Urbevölkerung verwachsen.
    The settlers have become blended with the original population.
  3. (of wounds, fractures) to heal, grow back together
    Synonyms: heilen, verheilen, zuwachsen, zusammenwachsen
    Die Narbe ist gut verwachsen.
    The scar has healed well.
  4. (reflexive) to become normalised, balanced through growth (as of childhood defects, wrong proportions during puberty)
    Synonyms: herauswachsen, sich ausgleichen
    Als Kind hatte sie übergroße Füße, aber das hat sich wieder verwachsen.
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  5. (transitive, dated or regional) to grow out of
    Synonym: herauswachsen aus
    Der Junge hat schon wieder all seine Schuhe verwachsen.
    The boy has grown out of all his shoes again.

Usage notes
  • The perfect auxiliary is haben in reflexive and transitive use, otherwise sein.

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Verwachsen, Verwachsung
  • verwachsend, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
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