verschmähen
C1to disdain / despise
- English meaning
- to disdain / despise
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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verschmähen in a sentence
Er verschmähte die Hilfe anderer.
He disdained the help of others.
Conjugation of verschmähen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verschmähte
- Perfect
- hat verschmäht
Word family
verschmähen 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.
Where verschmähen comes from
Ableitung von schmähen mit dem Präfix ver-
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Questions about verschmähen
How do you conjugate verschmähen?
Present tense: verschmähe, verschmähst, verschmäht, verschmähen, verschmäht, verschmähen. Simple past: verschmähte. Perfect: hat verschmäht.
What does verschmähen mean in English?
verschmähen means "to disdain / despise". For example: "Er verschmähte die Hilfe anderer." — "He disdained the help of others."
What level is verschmähen in German?
verschmähen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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