verachten
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
verachten
Conjugation
Descendants
- Negerhollands: veracht, veragt
Etymology
From Middle High German verahten. Equivalent to ver- + achten.
Pronunciation
Verb
verachten (weak, third-person singular present verachtet, past tense verachtete, past participle verachtet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
| infinitive | verachten | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | verachtend | ||||
| past participle | verachtet | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich verachte | wir verachten | i | ich verachte | wir verachten |
| du verachtest | ihr verachtet | du verachtest | ihr verachtet | ||
| er verachtet | sie verachten | er verachte | sie verachten | ||
| preterite | ich verachtete | wir verachteten | ii | ich verachtete1 | wir verachteten1 |
| du verachtetest | ihr verachtetet | du verachtetest1 | ihr verachtetet1 | ||
| er verachtete | sie verachteten | er verachtete1 | sie verachteten1 | ||
| imperative | veracht (du) verachte (du) |
verachtet (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Verachten
- Verachtung
- Verächter
- nicht zu verachten (idiomatic) (not bad at all)
Further reading
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