steigern

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German

Etymology

Causative of steigen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

steigern (weak, third-person singular present steigert, past tense steigerte, past participle gesteigert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to increase, to raise
  2. to boost, to improve, to enhance
  3. (grammar) to compare

Conjugation

Further reading

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