verglühen

C1

to burn up

English meaning
to burn up
Vocabulary package
Weather & Forecast

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verglühen in a sentence

Der Meteorit verglüht in der Atmosphäre.

The meteor burns up in the atmosphere.

Conjugation of verglühen

ichverglühe
duverglühst
er/sie/esverglüht
wirverglühen
ihrverglüht
sie/Sieverglühen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verglühte
Perfect
ist verglüht

Word family

verglühen is built from glühen (to glow). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verglühen comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb glühen mit dem Derivatem ver-

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Questions about verglühen

How do you conjugate verglühen?

Present tense: verglühe, verglühst, verglüht, verglühen, verglüht, verglühen. Simple past: verglühte. Perfect: ist verglüht.

What does verglühen mean in English?

verglühen means "to burn up". For example: "Der Meteorit verglüht in der Atmosphäre." — "The meteor burns up in the atmosphere."

What level is verglühen in German?

verglühen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the weather & forecast vocabulary.

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