zufügen

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German

Etymology

zu- +‎ fügen. Compare with Danish tilføje, Dutch toevoegen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsuːˌfyːɡən/,
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧fü‧gen

Verb

zufügen (weak, third-person singular present fügt zu, past tense fügte zu, past participle zugefügt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to cause (grief, pain); to inflict (damage)
    Synonym: beifügen
    Antonym: abnehmen
    • 1966, Otfried Preußler, Das kleine Gespenst:
      „Säbel und Spieße können mich nicht verletzen und Kugeln fügen mir keinen Schaden zu.“
      Sabres and spears cannot injure me and bullets do me no harm.
  2. (transitive) to add
    Synonyms: hinzufügen, dazulegen
    Antonym: zurücknehmen
  3. (transitive) to enclose

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Further reading

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