erfreuen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ervröuwen, ervröwen, from Old High German irfrewen. Equivalent to er- +‎ freuen. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: er‧freu‧en IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfʁɔʏ̯ən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈfʁɔʏ̯n] === Verb === erfreuen (weak, third-person singular present erfreut, past tense erfreute, past participle erfreut, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to please; to make happy Dein Überraschungsbesuch hat mich sehr erfreut. ― Your surprise visit made me really happy. (reflexive) to enjoy; to delight in [with genitive or an (+ dative) ‘something’] Die Vertreterin erfreut sich eines guten Rufes. ― The representative enjoys a good reputation. sich großer Beliebtheit erfreuen ― to enjoy great popularity ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erfreuen Erfreuung erfreulich === Further reading === “erfreuen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erfreuen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erfreuen” in Duden online “erfreuen” in OpenThesaurus.de