anscheinen

See also: Anscheinen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German aneschīnen, from Old High German anaskīnan, from , from Proto-West Germanic *anaskīnan. Equivalent to an- +‎ scheinen. Cognate with Dutch aanschijnen.

Pronunciation

Verb

anscheinen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present scheint an, past tense schien an, past participle angeschienen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete) to appear, to seem
  2. (transitive) to shine on someone or something
    sich von der Sonne anscheinen lassento let the sun shine on you
    etwas anscheinento shine (a light) on something

Usage notes

The obsolete meaning of appear, seem is preserved in the adjective anscheinend which is derived from the present participle.

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