suchten

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See also: Suchten and Süchten

German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verbalisation of Sucht (addiction).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

suchten (weak, third-person singular present suchtet, past tense suchtete, past participle gesuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (slang) to binge (to do something extensively, often in a single sitting over a long time, as if addicted)
    Ich suchte diese Fernsehserie.
    I am addicted to/am binging on this TV show
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

suchten

  1. inflection of suchen:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

Further reading[edit]

  • suchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • suchten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • suchten” in Duden online

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch *sūfton.

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Verb[edit]

suchten

  1. to sigh
  2. to moan

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: zuchten
    • Afrikaans: sug
    • Negerhollands: sucht
  • Limburgish: zöchte

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