verschmähen

C1

to disdain / despise

English meaning
to disdain / despise
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

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verschmähen in a sentence

Er verschmähte die Hilfe anderer.

He disdained the help of others.

Conjugation of verschmähen

ichverschmähe
duverschmähst
er/sie/esverschmäht
wirverschmähen
ihrverschmäht
sie/Sieverschmähen
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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