vertiefen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ tief +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁˈtiːfn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧tie‧fen

Verb

vertiefen (weak, third-person singular present vertieft, past tense vertiefte, past participle vertieft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to deepen
    Antonyms: verflachen, abflachen, flach machen, einebnen
  2. (reflexive) to deepen
    Meine Gefühle für sie haben sich vertieft.
    My feelings for her have deepened.
  3. (reflexive) to delve
    Sie können sich dabei in ein Buch vertiefen.
    You can let yourself get engulfed in a book.

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Further reading

  • vertiefen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vertiefen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vertiefen” in Duden online