erwecken

German

Etymology

er- + wecken

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧we‧cken
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈvɛkən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈvɛkŋ̍]

Verb

erwecken (third-person singular simple present erweckt, past tense erweckte, past participle erweckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to awake, to arouse
    Dies wird seine Neugierde erwecken.This will arouse his curiosity.
    Die Ausstellung hat bei jungen Leuten großes Interesse erweckt.The exhibition has aroused a lot of interest among young people.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Erweckung
  • vertrauenserweckend
  • besorgniserweckend

Further reading

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