verweilen
B2to linger
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- to linger
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verweilen in a sentence
Er verweilt gerne in der Natur.
He likes to linger in nature.
Conjugation of verweilen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- verweilte
- Perfect
- hat verweilt
Word family
verweilen is built from weilen (to soujourn / reside) and eilen (hurry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where verweilen comes from
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Questions about verweilen
How do you conjugate verweilen?
Present tense: verweile, verweilst, verweilt, verweilen, verweilt, verweilen. Simple past: verweilte. Perfect: hat verweilt.
What does verweilen mean in English?
verweilen means "to linger". For example: "Er verweilt gerne in der Natur." — "He likes to linger in nature."
What level is verweilen in German?
verweilen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the waiting & staying vocabulary.
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