gieren
C1to lust / yaw
- English meaning
- to lust / yaw
- CEFR level
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gieren in a sentence
Sie gieren nach mehr Geld.
Conjugation of gieren
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- gierte
- Perfect
- hat geiert
Word family
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Where gieren comes from
Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch giren/girn, wohl gebildet zum Adjektiv gern/gerne; heute wird es als Ableitung von Gier empfunden
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Questions about gieren
How do you conjugate gieren?
Present tense: ich giere, du gierst, er/sie/es giert, wir gieren, ihr giert, sie gieren. Simple past: gierte. Perfect: hat geiert.
What does gieren mean in English?
gieren means "to lust / yaw". For example: "Sie gieren nach mehr Geld."
What level is gieren in German?
gieren is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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