verschlingen
B1to devour
- English meaning
- to devour
- CEFR level
- B1 — Intermediate
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verschlingen in a sentence
Der Junge verschlingt sein Essen sehr schnell.
The boy devours his food very quickly.
Conjugation of verschlingen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verschlang
- Perfect
- hat verschlungen
Word family
verschlingen is built from der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about verschlingen
How do you conjugate verschlingen?
Present tense: verschlinge, verschlingst, verschlingt, verschlingen, verschlingt, verschlingen. Simple past: verschlang. Perfect: hat verschlungen.
What does verschlingen mean in English?
verschlingen means "to devour". For example: "Der Junge verschlingt sein Essen sehr schnell." — "The boy devours his food very quickly."
What level is verschlingen in German?
verschlingen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the eating & drinking vocabulary.
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