entern

to board / get on

English meaning: to board / get on
CEFR level: C1 — Advanced
Vocabulary package: Boats & Ships
Dictionary: German words with E

entern in a sentence

Die Piraten entern das Handelsschiff schnell.
The pirates board the merchant ship quickly.

Conjugation of entern

ichentere

duenterst

er/sie/esentert

wirentern

ihrentert

sie/Sieentern

Simple past (er/sie/es): enterte
Perfect: hat geentert

Where entern comes from

Das Wort wurde aus dem Niederdeutschen übernommen, welches auf das (mittel)niederländische enteren (für entern im Sinne der ersten Bedeutung) zurückgeht.

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Words that go with entern

bugsierento tow / maneuver das Geschwadera squadron / fleet das Kielwassera wake (of a boat)die Kombüsea caboose der Laderauma load room / hold / stowage der Lastkahna barge das Leuchtfeuerbeacon / flare / navigation light der Maata mate (e.g., on a ship)die Peilunga bearing (e.g., of a boat)das Schlepptaua drag rope / tow rope seetüchtigseaworthy / seagoing verfrachtento ship off / bundle off

Questions about entern

How do you conjugate entern?

Present tense: entere, enterst, entert, entern, entert, entern. Simple past: enterte. Perfect: hat geentert.

What does entern mean in English?

entern means "to board / get on". For example: "Die Piraten entern das Handelsschiff schnell." — "The pirates board the merchant ship quickly."

What level is entern in German?

entern is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the boats & ships vocabulary.

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