verharren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verharren (to stay, linger), equivalent to ver- +‎ harren. Cognate with Middle Low German vörharren (to remain, stay, hold out, endure, wait), Middle Dutch verharren (to be or become too firm).

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧har‧ren

Verb

verharren (weak, third-person singular present verharrt, past tense verharrte, past participle verharrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to remain
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer:
      Er verharrte mehrere Sekunden in dieser Stellung, auch als Hans Castorp schon lange schwieg und in einiger Verlegenheit der Dinge wartete, die da kommen sollten.
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