veranlassen

to prompt / cause / induce

English meaning: to prompt / cause / induce
CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate
Dictionary: German words with V

veranlassen in a sentence

Das veranlasste mich, eine neue Strategie zu wählen.
That prompted me to choose a new strategy.

Conjugation of veranlassen

ichveranlasse

duveranlasst

er/sie/esveranlasst

wirveranlassen

ihrveranlasst

sie/Sieveranlassen

Simple past (er/sie/es): veranlasste
Perfect: hat veranlasst

Word family

veranlassen is built from lassen (let/allow). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words that go with veranlassen

abblätternto flake off / peel abbringento dissuade abfedernto cushion / absorb a shock abgesondertseparate / isolated / incommunicado abklingento fade away / die away / subside ablassento drain / let off / blow off / desist absägento saw off / down absaufento drown / flood abschirmento protect / shield / screen / insulate abschottento seal off / screen absenkento lower / sink abtupfento blot / dab away

Questions about veranlassen

How do you conjugate veranlassen?

Present tense: veranlasse, veranlasst, veranlasst, veranlassen, veranlasst, veranlassen. Simple past: veranlasste. Perfect: hat veranlasst.

What does veranlassen mean in English?

veranlassen means "to prompt / cause / induce". For example: "Das veranlasste mich, eine neue Strategie zu wählen." — "That prompted me to choose a new strategy."

What level is veranlassen in German?

veranlassen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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