anvertrauen

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German

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Etymology

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an- +‎ vertrauen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈanfɛʁtʁaʊ̯ən/, [ˈʔanfɛɐ̯tʁaʊ̯n]
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  • Hyphenation: an‧ver‧trau‧en

Verb

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anvertrauen (weak, third-person singular present vertraut an, past tense vertraute an, past participle anvertraut, auxiliary haben)

  1. to entrust in various ways:
    1. (transitive) to entrust [with accusative ‘a secret’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    2. (transitive) to entrust, to consign [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    3. (transitive) to entrust to someone's care, auspices [with accusative ‘someone’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    4. (reflexive) to open up, to open one's heart (usually in secret) [with dative ‘to someone’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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