wabern

C1

to waft / drift / float

English meaning
to waft / drift / float
Vocabulary package
Weather & Forecast

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wabern in a sentence

Der Rauch wabert langsam durch die kalte Luft.

The smoke wafts slowly through the cold air.

Conjugation of wabern

ichwabere
duwaberst
er/sie/eser/sie/es wabert
wirwabern
ihrwabert
sie/Siewabern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
waberte
Perfect
hat gewabert

Where wabern comes from

ein altgermanisches Wort, altnordisch vafra, norwegisch vavre in gleicher Bedeutung, von waberen „sich hin und her bewegen“

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Questions about wabern

How do you conjugate wabern?

Present tense: ich wabere, du waberst, er/sie/es wabert, wir wabern, ihr wabert, sie wabern. Simple past: waberte. Perfect: hat gewabert.

What does wabern mean in English?

wabern means "to waft / drift / float". For example: "Der Rauch wabert langsam durch die kalte Luft." — "The smoke wafts slowly through the cold air."

What level is wabern in German?

wabern is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the weather & forecast vocabulary.

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