erdreisten

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ dreist +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧dreis‧ten
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Verb

erdreisten (weak, third-person singular present erdreistet, past tense erdreistete, past participle erdreistet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (formal) to dare; to have the audacity
    • 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga:
      »Ich erlaubte mir allerdings,« sagte Deruga, »als ein armer Teufel, der sich nicht erdreistet, zu den Gesellschaftskreisen des Herrn von Mäulchen gehören zu wollen, ein Paket zu tragen. Darin wird Wäsche und dergleichen gewesen sein, was man für die Nacht braucht.«
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