verzweifeln

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verzwīveln (12th century), from Old High German firzwīvalen, firzwīfalen. By surface analysis, ver- +‎ zweifeln (to doubt). Compare Dutch vertwijfelen, Swedish förtvivla, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feʁˈtsvaɪ̯fəln/, , ,
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zwei‧feln

Verb

verzweifeln (weak, third-person singular present verzweifelt, past tense verzweifelte, past participle verzweifelt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to despair
    Die Hauptsache ist, nicht zu verzweifeln.
    The main thing is not to despair.

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