verwenden

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛndən

Verb

verwenden

  1. inflection of verwennen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwenden, ferwenden, from Old High German firwenten (to turn away, avert, dissuade, hold back), equivalent to ver- +‎ wenden. Cognate with Middle Low German vörwenden, German Low German verwenden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧wen‧den

Verb

verwenden (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present verwendet, past tense verwendete or verwandte, past participle verwendet or verwandt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to use, to employ, to apply
    • 1931, Gebhard Mehring, Schrift und Schrifttum, Silberburg-Verlag, page 21:
      Das römische Zahlensystem […] besteht aus 7 Buchstaben, die zur Bezeichnung von Zahlenwerten verwendet werden: M D C L X V I
      The Roman numeral system consists of 7 letters, which are used for the representation of numerical values: M D C L X V I
  2. (law) to make expenses applied on a material object
  3. (formal, reflexive) to intercede
    Ich verwende mich bei ihm für dich.
    I approach him on your behalf.
  4. (obsolete) to turn away
    Synonym: abwenden

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Further reading

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