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verspannen

B2

to tense up / brace

English meaning
to tense up / brace
Vocabulary package
Pain & Injury

verspannen in a sentence

Seine Muskeln verspannen sich bei Stress.

His muscles tense up under stress.

Conjugation of verspannen

ichverspanne
duverspannst
er/sie/esverspannt
wirverspannen
ihrverspannt
sie/Sieverspannen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verspannte
Perfect
hat verspannt

Word family

verspannen 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 verspannen comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb spannen mit dem Derivatem ver-

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Questions about verspannen

How do you conjugate verspannen?

Present tense: verspanne, verspannst, verspannt, verspannen, verspannt, verspannen. Simple past: verspannte. Perfect: hat verspannt.

What does verspannen mean in English?

verspannen means "to tense up / brace". For example: "Seine Muskeln verspannen sich bei Stress." — "His muscles tense up under stress."

What level is verspannen in German?

verspannen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the pain & injury vocabulary.

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