vertrösten

See also: Vertrösten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vertrœsten, from Old High German firtrōsten. Equivalent to ver- +‎ trösten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtrøːstən/, [-tʰʁøːst(ə)n], [-trøːst(ə)n] (most of Germany, Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈtrøːstɛn/, [-d̥røː-], [-stn̩] (Austro-Bavarian)
  • Hyphenation: ver‧trös‧ten

Verb

vertrösten (weak, third-person singular present vertröstet, past tense vertröstete, past participle vertröstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to put off somebody, to feed with hopes of something, to promise something for a later point in time

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Vertröster, Vertrösterei, Vertröstung

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