zusammensinken

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German

Etymology

From zusammen- +‎ sinken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈzamənˌzɪŋkn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: zu‧sam‧men‧sin‧ken

Verb

zusammensinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present sinkt zusammen, past tense sank zusammen, past participle zusammengesunken, past subjunctive sänke zusammen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to collapse, sink down
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Das Letztere sagte der Maler vielleicht unter dem Eindruck, den K., der ein wenig zusammengesunken war, auf ihn machte.
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