erwecken

German

Etymology

er- + wecken

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: er‧we‧cken
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈvɛkən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈvɛkŋ̍]

Verb

erwecken (weak, third-person singular present erweckt, past tense erweckte, past participle erweckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to awake, to arouse
    Synonyms: wachrufen, hervorrufen, erregen
    Dies wird seine Neugierde erwecken.This will arouse his curiosity.
    Die Ausstellung hat bei jungen Leuten großes Interesse erweckt.The exhibition has aroused a lot of interest among young people.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Erweckung
  • vertrauenserweckend
  • besorgniserweckend

Further reading

  • erwecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erwecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erwecken” in Duden online
  • erwecken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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