widerrufen

to retract

English meaning: to retract
CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate
Vocabulary package: Public Speaking
Dictionary: German words with W

widerrufen in a sentence

Die Zeitung musste ihre falsche Behauptung widerrufen.
The newspaper had to retract its false claim.

Conjugation of widerrufen

ichwiderrufe

duwiderrufst

er/sie/eswiderruft

wirwiderrufen

ihrwiderruft

sie/Siewiderrufen

Simple past (er/sie/es): widerrief
Perfect: hat widerrufen

Word family

widerrufen is built from wider (against (not really used)) and rufen (call, shout). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Words that go with widerrufen

die Ansage, -nan announcement die Durchsage, -nannouncement verschleiernto disguise / veil verteufelnto demonize akzentuierento accentuate (stress)die Ansageannouncement, message die Anspielungan innuendo / allusion die Anspracheaddress, speech auftretenappear, occur bekannt gebenannounce, make known der Diskursdiscourse präsentierento present

Questions about widerrufen

How do you conjugate widerrufen?

Present tense: widerrufe, widerrufst, widerruft, widerrufen, widerruft, widerrufen. Simple past: widerrief. Perfect: hat widerrufen.

What does widerrufen mean in English?

widerrufen means "to retract". For example: "Die Zeitung musste ihre falsche Behauptung widerrufen." — "The newspaper had to retract its false claim."

What level is widerrufen in German?

widerrufen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the public speaking vocabulary.

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