werden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- become verb To start being something different; to change into.
- becoming adj Flattering or suitable in appearance; fitting.
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- shall verb Used before a verb, traditionally with "I" or "we", to express simple future tense.
- turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
- will verb A modal verb used to talk about the future, often with a sense of intention or certainty.
Senses
werden is used for these senses in English:
- be (formal) Used with to-infinitives of verbs to express intent, obligation, appropriateness, or relative future occurrence.
- be (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
- become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
- becoming (chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
- break (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.
- fall (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- get (copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
- get (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
be — full definition
- verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
- verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.
become — full definition
- verb To start being something different; to change into.
- verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).