umschalten

German

Etymology

um- +‎ schalten

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔʊmʃaltn̩/, /ˈʔʊmʃaltən/
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  • Hyphenation: um‧schal‧ten

Verb

umschalten (weak, third-person singular present schaltet um, past tense schaltete um, past participle umgeschaltet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to switch
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 27/2010, page 70:
      Die Aktienbörsen schalten oftmals binnen weniger Stunden von Depression auf Optimismus um – und wieder zurück.
      The stock markets often switch within a few hours from depression to optimism – and back again.

Conjugation

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