aufschließen

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German ūfsliezen. Equivalent to auf- +‎ schließen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯fʃliːsən/
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧schlie‧ßen

Verb

aufschließen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schließt auf, past tense schloss auf, past participle aufgeschlossen, past subjunctive schlösse auf, auxiliary haben)

  1. to unlock

Usage notes

  • Before the 1996 German spelling reform, the past tense was conjugated as schloß auf, schlossest/schloßt auf, schloß auf, schlossen auf, schloßt auf, schlossen auf, while the reformed spellings use schloss- consistently.

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