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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

umwerfen.

to knock over

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʊmˌvɛʁfn̩]
  1. to knock over

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Sabine hat die Vase umgeworfen, als sie nach der Zeitung griff.
  2. to throw someone, to take aback, to stun

    class-3 · figuratively · strong · transitive
    Diese Nachrichten warfen ihn um.
  3. to change something fundamentally, to overturn, to rethink

    class-3 · figuratively · strong · transitive
    Jetzt müssen wir die ganze Planung umwerfen.
  4. to throw on

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Ich werf' mir noch schnell einen Schal um und dann können wir los.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German umbewerfen. By surface analysis, um- + werfen.

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