aufpassen

German

Etymology

auf- +‎ passen, a calque of Dutch oppassen. The sense “to be attentive” is not borrowed from French (as is the verb stem passen) but a native development of Dutch.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯fpasən], [ˈaʊ̯fpasn̩]
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Verb

aufpassen (weak, third-person singular present passt auf, past tense passte auf, past participle aufgepasst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to watch out, to be alert
    Pass auf! ― Watch out!
  2. (intransitive, with auf + accusative) to look after, to take care of
    Könntest du kurz auf meinen Hund aufpassen?
    Could you look after my dog for a moment?
    Pass auf dich auf. ― Take care of yourself.
  3. (intransitive, with mit) to be attentive (with something)
    Er soll mit seinem Geld aufpassen.
    He should be careful with his money.

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “aufpassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “aufpassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “aufpassen” in Duden online
  • “aufpassen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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