schärfen

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See also: scharfen and Schärfen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

schärfen (weak, third-person singular present schärft, past tense schärfte, past participle geschärft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to sharpen
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to strengthen; to sharpen

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Further reading

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