verwehen
C1to blow away / be carried away / be obliterated
- English meaning
- to blow away / be carried away / be obliterated
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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verwehen in a sentence
Der starke Wind verwehte die Blätter.
The strong wind blew away the leaves.
Conjugation of verwehen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verwehte
- Perfect
- hat verweht
Word family
verwehen is built from die Wehen (contractions). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verwehen comes from
von mittelhochdeutsch verwæjen, althochdeutsch firwāen
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Questions about verwehen
How do you conjugate verwehen?
Present tense: verwehe, verwehst, verweht, verwehen, verweht, verwehen. Simple past: verwehte. Perfect: hat verweht.
What does verwehen mean in English?
verwehen means "to blow away / be carried away / be obliterated". For example: "Der starke Wind verwehte die Blätter." — "The strong wind blew away the leaves."
What level is verwehen in German?
verwehen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the weather & forecast vocabulary.
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