verhehlen
German
Etymology
From Old High German firhelan, from Proto-Germanic *frahelaną. Equivalent to ver- + hehlen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
verhehlen (weak, third-person singular present verhehlt, past tense verhehlte, past participle verhehlt, auxiliary haben)
- to conceal, to hide, to dissemble
- Synonym: keinen Hehl machen aus
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 51:
- Und da er keinen Grund hatte, ihr seinen Namen zu verhehlen, so stellte er sich in aller Form vor.
- And because he had no reason to conceal his name from her, he introduced himself in all due form.
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Verhehlen
- Verhehler
- Verheehlng
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