ankern

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaŋkɐn/
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Verb

ankern (weak, third-person singular present ankert, past tense ankerte, past participle geankert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to anchor

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Further reading

  • ankern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ankern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ankern” in Duden online
  • ankern” in OpenThesaurus.de

West Flemish

Etymology

Related to Dutch hunkeren (to crave) & English hanker (to crave).

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Verb

ankern

  1. to long for, crave