aufwenden

See also: Aufwenden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūfwenden (to reach up(wards)), from Old High German ūfwenten (to erect), from Proto-West Germanic *uppwandijan. Equivalent to auf- +‎ wenden. The modern meaning emerged in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌvɛndn̩], [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌvɛndən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: auf‧wen‧den

Verb

aufwenden (irregular weak or weak, third-person singular present wendet auf, past tense wandte auf or wendete auf, past participle aufgewandt or aufgewendet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to spend, to apply, to expend, to exert, to use

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