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aufwenden.

to spend, to apply, to expend, to exert, to use

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Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaʊ̯fˌvɛndn̩][ˈʔaʊ̯fˌvɛndən]
  1. to spend, to apply, to expend, to exert, to use

    irregular · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

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.

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