erfinden

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ finden

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfɪndən/,
  • Rhymes: -ɪndn̩

Verb

erfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erfindet, past tense erfand, past participle erfunden, past subjunctive erfände, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to invent
  2. (transitive) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)
  3. (transitive) to find out, to discover

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Further reading

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