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German
Etymology
ver- + breit (“broad”) + -en; cognate with Luxembourgish verbreeden
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbʁaɪ̯.tn̩/
- Hyphenation: ver‧brei‧ten
Verb
verbreiten (weak, third-person singular present verbreitet, past tense verbreitete, past participle verbreitet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth.
eine Nachricht verbreiten- disseminate news
- (reflexive) to spread, circulate, go around
Das Gerücht hatte sich schnell verbreitet.- The rumor had spread quickly.
- (reflexive) to expound (of a person) (to make a statement at length about something)
Mein Gastgeber verbreitete sich stundenlang über seine Ansichten zur Tagespolitik.- My host was expounding for hours on their views regarding current affairs.
1830, “Türkisches Militär-Reglement. Kanun-name, d. i. militärisches Dienstreglement für die neuen türkischen Truppen. Gedruckt zu Constantinopel im Silkide 1244. (May 1829.) 189 Seiten in Quart”, in Leipziger Literaturzeitung, number 16, Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, column 123:Das vorliegende Dienstreglement […] verbreitet sich über den Dienst der Officiere und Gemeinen in der Kaserne und auf der Wachtstube, bey feyerlichen Aufzügen und bey Waffenübungen, über die Verpflegung, das Rechnungs- und Fuhrwesen, die Abstufung der Officiere, ihre gegenseitigen Verhältnisse u. s. w.- The present service regulation expands on the service of the officers and commoners in the barracks and in the watch-chamber, at festival parades and armed exercises, on fare, billing, conveyange, gradation of officers, their mutual relations &c.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
verbreiten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
verbreiten (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
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