verbringen

German

Etymology

ver- + bringen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɪŋən]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋn̩

Verb

verbringen (strong, third-person singular simple present verbringt, past tense verbrachte, past participle verbracht, past subjunctive verbrächte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to spend (time)
    • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 78:
      Am liebsten entfloh sie dem allem in den großen Garten. Da verbrachte sie ihre schönsten Stunden.
      She liked best to escape from all of that into the big garden. There she spent her most pleasant hours.

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