frohlocken

C1

to gloat / exult / rejoice

English meaning
to gloat / exult / rejoice
Vocabulary package
Happiness & Joy

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frohlocken in a sentence

Er frohlockete über seinen großen Sieg im Wettbewerb.

He exulted over his great victory in the competition.

Conjugation of frohlocken

ichfrohlocke
dufrohlockst
er/sie/esfrohlockt
wirfrohlocken
ihrfrohlockt
sie/Siefrohlocken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
frohlockte
Perfect
hat frohlockt

Word family

frohlocken is built from froh (happy). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where frohlocken comes from

etymologisch: von spätmittelhochdeutsch vrōlocken; der zweite Bestandteil locken geht wohl auf löcken in der ursprüngliche Bedeutung „vor Freude springen“ zurück :strukturell:

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Questions about frohlocken

How do you conjugate frohlocken?

Present tense: frohlocke, frohlockst, frohlockt, frohlocken, frohlockt, frohlocken. Simple past: frohlockte. Perfect: hat frohlockt.

What does frohlocken mean in English?

frohlocken means "to gloat / exult / rejoice". For example: "Er frohlockete über seinen großen Sieg im Wettbewerb." — "He exulted over his great victory in the competition."

What level is frohlocken in German?

frohlocken is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the happiness & joy vocabulary.

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