rufen

From Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną. Cognate with Dutch roepen, English roop. More at roop.

• IPA^(key): /ʀuːfən/

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rufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular simple present ruft, past tense rief, past participle gerufen, past subjunctive riefe, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to call out; to shout; to cry; to shriek

   um Hilfe rufen — “to cry for help”

2. (intransitive, with “nach ...”) to call (for someone); to request the presence (of someone)
3. (transitive) to call (something) out
4. (with dative object) to ask (someone) to do something; to call for (someone) to do something

   jemandem zu antworten rufen — “to ask someone to answer”

5. (transitive) to call (someone), e.g. by telephone

• (to shout): schreien
• (to call something out): äußern, schreien, verkünden
• (to ask someone to do something): bitten

• (to shout): flüstern
• (to ask someone to do something): befehlen
• (to call something out): flüstern, schweigen

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• widerrufen
• zurückrufen

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