erfreuen

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ freuen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧freu‧en
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfʁɔʏ̯ən/,

Verb

erfreuen (weak, third-person singular present erfreut, past tense erfreute, past participle erfreut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to please; to make happy
    Dein Überraschungsbesuch hat mich sehr erfreut.Your surprise visit made me really happy.
  2. (reflexive, with genitive or an + dative) to enjoy; to delight in
    Die Vertreterin erfreut sich eines guten Rufes.The representative enjoys a good reputation.
    sich großer Beliebtheit erfreuento enjoy great popularity

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Further reading

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