verzweifeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German verzwīveln (12th century). By surface analysis, ver- +‎ zweifeln (“to doubt”). Compare Dutch vertwijfelen, Swedish förtvivla, etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /feʁˈtsvaɪ̯fəln/, [fɐˈt͡sʋaɪ̯.fl̩n], [fɛɐ̯-], [-fəln]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧zwei‧feln

Verb

verzweifeln (weak, third-person singular present verzweifelt, past tense verzweifelte, past participle verzweifelt, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, with an + dative) to despair (over)
    Die Hauptsache ist, nicht zu verzweifeln.
    The main thing is not to despair.

Conjugation

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