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zweifeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doubt verb To feel uncertain about something, or to believe it is unlikely to be true.
  • stagger verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Senses

zweifeln is used for these senses in English:

  • doubt (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
  • dubitation (uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty.
  • stagger (transitive) To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

doubt — full definition

  1. verb To feel uncertain about something, or to believe it is unlikely to be true.
  2. noun A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction about something.

stagger — full definition

  1. verb To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  2. verb To shock or astonish someone.
  3. verb To arrange events or times so they don't all happen at once.
  4. noun An unsteady, swaying walk.

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