verhören

B2

to interrogate / question / examine

English meaning
to interrogate / question / examine
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

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verhören in a sentence

Die Polizei verhörte den Zeugen intensive.

The police interrogated the witness intensively.

Conjugation of verhören

ichverhöre
duverhörst
er/sie/esverhört
wirverhören
ihrverhört
sie/Sieverhören
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verhörte
Perfect
hat verhört

Word family

verhören is built from hören (to hear/listen). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verhören comes from

Ableitung vom Verb hören mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) ver-

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How do you conjugate verhören?

Present tense: verhöre, verhörst, verhört, verhören, verhört, verhören. Simple past: verhörte. Perfect: hat verhört.

What does verhören mean in English?

verhören means "to interrogate / question / examine". For example: "Die Polizei verhörte den Zeugen intensive." — "The police interrogated the witness intensively."

What level is verhören in German?

verhören is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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