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Meaning of "soften" in the German dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOFTEN

englisch to soften.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFTEN IN GERMAN

soften  [sọften] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFTEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
soften is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb soften in German.

WHAT DOES SOFTEN MEAN IN GERMAN?

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Definition of soften in the German dictionary

draw soft with optical aids. mit optischen Hilfsmitteln weich zeichnen.

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CONJUGATION OF THE GERMAN VERB SOFTEN

INDIKATIV

EINFACHE ZEITEN
Präsens
ich softe
du softest
er/sie/es softet
wir soften
ihr softet
sie/Sie soften
Präteritum
ich softete
du softetest
er/sie/es softete
wir softeten
ihr softetet
sie/Sie softeten
Futur I
ich werde soften
du wirst soften
er/sie/es wird soften
wir werden soften
ihr werdet soften
sie/Sie werden soften
ZUSAMMENGESETZTE ZEITEN
Perfekt
ich habe gesoftet
du hast gesoftet
er/sie/es hat gesoftet
wir haben gesoftet
ihr habt gesoftet
sie/Sie haben gesoftet
Plusquamperfekt
ich hatte gesoftet
du hattest gesoftet
er/sie/es hatte gesoftet
wir hatten gesoftet
ihr hattet gesoftet
sie/Sie hatten gesoftet
conjugation
Futur II
ich werde gesoftet haben
du wirst gesoftet haben
er/sie/es wird gesoftet haben
wir werden gesoftet haben
ihr werdet gesoftet haben
sie/Sie werden gesoftet haben

KONJUNKTIV I

EINFACHE ZEITEN
conjugation
Präsens
ich softe
du softest
er/sie/es softe
wir soften
ihr softet
sie/Sie soften
conjugation
Futur I
ich werde soften
du werdest soften
er/sie/es werde soften
wir werden soften
ihr werdet soften
sie/Sie werden soften
ZUSAMMENGESETZTE ZEITEN
conjugation
Perfekt
ich habe gesoftet
du habest gesoftet
er/sie/es habe gesoftet
wir haben gesoftet
ihr habet gesoftet
sie/Sie haben gesoftet
conjugation
Futur II
ich werde gesoftet haben
du werdest gesoftet haben
er/sie/es werde gesoftet haben
wir werden gesoftet haben
ihr werdet gesoftet haben
sie/Sie werden gesoftet haben

KONJUNKTIV II

EINFACHE ZEITEN
Präteritum
ich softete
du softetest
er/sie/es softete
wir softeten
ihr softetet
sie/Sie softeten
conjugation
Futur I
ich würde soften
du würdest soften
er/sie/es würde soften
wir würden soften
ihr würdet soften
sie/Sie würden soften
ZUSAMMENGESETZTE ZEITEN
conjugation
Plusquamperfekt
ich hätte gesoftet
du hättest gesoftet
er/sie/es hätte gesoftet
wir hätten gesoftet
ihr hättet gesoftet
sie/Sie hätten gesoftet
conjugation
Futur II
ich würde gesoftet haben
du würdest gesoftet haben
er/sie/es würde gesoftet haben
wir würden gesoftet haben
ihr würdet gesoftet haben
sie/Sie würden gesoftet haben
UNPERSÖNLICHE VERBFORMEN
Infinitiv Präsens
soften
Infinitiv Perfekt
gesoftet haben
Partizip Präsens
softend
Partizip Perfekt
gesoftet

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOFTEN


Geowissenschaften
Ge̲owissenschaften
Schriften
Schrịften
beschriften
beschrịften 
bewirtschaften
bewịrtschaften
driften
drịften
entgiften
entgịften
entlüften
entlụ̈ften
giften
gịften
haften
hạften [ˈhaftn̩]
heften
hẹften 
hälften
hạ̈lften
liften
lịften [ˈlɪftn̩]
lüften
lụ̈ften 
saften
sạften
schuften
schụften 
stiften
stịften 
vergiften
vergịften [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftn̩]
verhaften
verhạften 
verkraften
verkrạften 
wirtschaften
wịrtschaften [ˈvɪrtʃaftn̩]

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFTEN

sofortig
Sofortmaßnahme
Sofortprogramm
Sofortrente
Sofortvollzug
Sofortwirkung
soft

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFTEN

Zwölften
abdriften
abheften
anhaften
anheften
anstiften
auseinanderdriften
auskundschaften
auslüften
belüften
duften
durchlüften
entkräften
entsaften
erwirtschaften
raften
schiften
schäften
triften
vergesellschaften

Synonyms and antonyms of soften in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soften» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFTEN

Find out the translation of soften to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.
The translations of soften from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soften» in German.

Translator German - Chinese

软化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator German - Spanish

ablandar
570 millions of speakers

Translator German - English

soften
510 millions of speakers

Translator German - Hindi

नरम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

تنعيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator German - Russian

смягчать
278 millions of speakers

Translator German - Portuguese

suavizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator German - Bengali

গলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator German - French

adoucir
220 millions of speakers

Translator German - Malay

melembutkan
190 millions of speakers

German

soften
180 millions of speakers

Translator German - Japanese

和らげます
130 millions of speakers

Translator German - Korean

부드럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator German - Javanese

nyaksekake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

làm mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator German - Tamil

மென்மையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Marathi

मऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator German - Turkish

yumuşatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator German - Italian

ammorbidire
65 millions of speakers

Translator German - Polish

mięknąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator German - Ukrainian

пом´якшувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator German - Romanian

înmuia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

μαλακώσουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

versag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

mjukna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

myke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soften

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTEN»

The term «soften» is very widely used and occupies the 12.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the German dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFTEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «soften» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «soften» appears in digitalised printed sources in German between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about soften

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFTEN»

Discover the use of soften in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soften and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Die politischen Werke von Thomas Paine ...
ju гегефпен, ЬяЬигф, bag {ф, »te in bem erfleren Satte, bit Ca'Iffe bet Soften bed »orl)ergel)enben Sriegd p benfelben abbtre. Cíe Soften bee »orbergefyenben Stiege? waren jwei unb breijjtg unb eine »tertel 9Jiillton; ber geraben 3at>Ien ...
Thomas Paine, 1852
2
Die Verwaltung des Norddeutschen Bundesheeres: Heerwesen und ...
Soffen -Saften, 3)ienftflegel unb Sienftftempel, те1фе bei einet ШсоЬЦтафипд in ben SBeftänben тфг »ortyanben fmD# werben befcfyafft unb finb bie Soften bafür in ben Sriege'Verpflegunge« (State auegeworfen. ¡Die Snftanbljaltung ber ...
A. Froelich, 1869
3
Entwürfe Zu Einem Strafvollzugsgesetz (1927-1932) und Zu ...
6ier finb 3iinäcfjft folgenbe Gntfcberbungen benfbar. Der £!ri»arbeflagte wirb antragsgemäß »erurteilt; bann hat nacfi § 46ö in Berbinbung mit ?i 47 1 SIbf. 1 ber >pri»atbef!agtt Soften unb notmenbige Sluslagen beS <Pri»atflägerS ju erftatten.
Werner Schubert, 1999
4
Akademie für Deutsches Recht: 1933-1945. Protokolle der ...
Ausge|d)altet fiub bie Berlriebsto|ten, aber im übrigen bat man bod) Spielraum, ju beroerten beinahe roie man roill, unb ba insbefonbere in großen Sabrifationsbe« trieben bie|e Soften aufierorbentlid) Diel ausmalen, |o märt)t aud) bas ...
Werner Schubert, Jürgen Regge, Werner Schmid, 1945
5
Deutsch-lateinisches handwörterbuch
spofíeitHt. 244. SJJofïfnedjt. laedere (¡6m i\m Sdjaben). — offensio. fernem Soften fem,, stationem tgere. — nis causa aliquid faceré (um ibn ju «« in statione ober in loco шапеге lo- flern-) _ aliquo invito aliquid faceré cum tenere. — feinen  ...
Ernst Friedrich Wüstemann, 1827
6
Geschichte des Feldzuges von 1814 in dem östlichen und ...
Napoleon verfolgt die schlcsische Armee bis gegen die Höhen von TranneS ( soften Januar). — Blüchers Gegen» Maaßregeln am soften Januar.— Lagen- VerhSltniß Napoleons und Blüchers am Asten und soften Januar. — Anordnungen bei ...
Karl von Damitz, 1842
7
Oeconomische Encyclopädie oder Allgemeines System der Land-, ...
... bet 3n^^cit , паф ban Orte/ wo ft e ge* • fangen ftnb/ unb wo fie Cerfommen / паф ben Soften + bei transportée unb bet $гафг, unb паф ben großen ober » ieíen 3^'"/ '»erfd^iebe». ÎDie erfïen Potmen »on neuen Bringen werben am tfyeuerjtot/ ...
Johann Georg Krünitz, Heinrich Gustav Flörke, Friedrich Jakob Floerke, 1780
8
Gesetz, Betreffend die Anlegung Von Straßen und Plätzen in ...
3lud) bie (Sntfdjäbigunflen für bie Gntroertung Bon 3InIicgcrgrunbftüaen gcljören ju bon Soften (033®. 24. 9. 14 IV С 136. 13). 9lid)t in 9íetr)mmfl bürfen gcftdlt mcrbcn Sureoerlufte, roeldje ber ®emeinbc beim Verlauf Don ÎBcrtpaoieren ...
Hugo von Strauß und Torney, Carl Saß, Renko Geffarth, 1957
9
Friedrich Ludwig Schröder: Beitrag zur Kunde des Menschen ...
1772 erschien im Soften Stück der Berliner Zeitung nachstehendes Gedicht von Breitsprach. War sie es selbst die tragische Camöne, Die, uns der Sara bittern Gram Durch diese schmerz erfüllten Tone Zu fingen, vom Olympus kam? Nahm sie ...
Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Meyer, 1819
10
Praktisches Lehrbuch der Mühlenbaukunst
25ie ^soften roerben cbenfallS , er)e ft'e ausgenagelt roerben , an betben Snbe n mit SEljeer beftri= d>en unb bann so ausgenagelt, roie bet Ag ju sefyen. Sebe ^ foste, fobatb fie festgenagelt ist, roirb unterstampft, bamit seine leerm Sldume ...
Carl Kuhnert, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFTEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soften is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Global sheepmeat exports forecast to soften
EXPORT demand is forecast to soften next year on the back of lower Australian lamb slaughter and mixed global signals. Meat and Livestock Australia market ... «Queensland Country Life, Dec 16»
2
How to write a critical email to coworkers without seeming like a jerk
Use the word "yet" in emails to soften the blow. That's according to Jocelyn K. Glei, author of "Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get ... «Business Insider, Dec 16»
3
How to Soften the Blow of Bad News
Imagine that you work at an enjoyable, meaningful job with just one catch: Every so often, you have to punch a colleague in the gut. Many American managers ... «Wall Street Journal, Dec 16»
4
Trump Appears to Soften on Deporting Thousands of Young ...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday appeared to soften his stance on whether to deport the more than 700,000 young people who ... «New York Times, Dec 16»
5
Egypt and Turkey Soften Positions on Syria, Benefiting Assad
Egypt and Turkey, countries that were once vocal opponents of Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, have, to varying degrees, softened their positions. Egypt, the ... «New York Times, Dec 16»
6
Iran, Iraq Soften on OPEC Production Agreement
VIENNA—Iran and Iraq have softened their positions ahead of a crucial OPEC meeting on Wednesday, OPEC officials said, but it may not be enough to satisfy ... «Wall Street Journal, Nov 16»
7
De Niro appears to soften tone on Trump
Actor Robert De Niro appeared to soften his tone toward President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday when he was asked what message he would share with the ... «Fox News, Nov 16»
8
Donald Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Immigration, but Not on ...
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to soften some of his hardest-line campaign positions on immigration on Sunday, but he also ... «New York Times, Nov 16»
9
Donald Trump appears to soften on Obamacare and Clinton emails
Donald Trump appears to have softened his stance on a range of sweeping campaign pledges, saying in his first interview since his election as US president ... «The Guardian, Nov 16»
10
Here's How Schools Can Soften The Blow Of Sixth Grade
Middle school is tough. Bodies change. Hormones rage. Algebra becomes a reality. But there are things schools can do to make life easier for students — like ... «NPR, Oct 16»

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