verheißen
C1to promise / augur (augur = a sign of what will happen in the future)
- English meaning
- to promise / augur (augur = a sign of what will happen in the future)
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verheißen in a sentence
Dieses Ergebnis verheißt nichts Gutes.
This result augurs nothing good.
Conjugation of verheißen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verhieß
- Perfect
- hat verheißen
Word family
verheißen is built from heißen (to be called). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verheißen comes from
Etymologie: Erbwort von verheiʒen „versprechen, verloben“ :Wortbildungsanalyse:
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Questions about verheißen
How do you conjugate verheißen?
Present tense: verheiße, verheißt, verheißt, verheißen, verheißt, verheißen. Simple past: verhieß. Perfect: hat verheißen.
What does verheißen mean in English?
verheißen means "to promise / augur (augur = a sign of what will happen in the future)". For example: "Dieses Ergebnis verheißt nichts Gutes." — "This result augurs nothing good."
What level is verheißen in German?
verheißen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the opinions & arguments vocabulary.
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