vergewissern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vergewissern (“to provide a guarantee”), synchronically analyzed as ver- +‎ gewiss +‎ -ern. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ɡəˈvɪsɐn] Hyphenation: ver‧ge‧wis‧sern === Verb === vergewissern (weak, third-person singular present vergewissert, past tense vergewisserte, past participle vergewissert, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to make sure (of); to check; to make certain (of) [with genitive or (uncommon) über (+ accusative) ‘something’] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Vergewissern Vergewisserer Vergewisserung === Further reading === “vergewissern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “vergewissern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “vergewissern” in Duden online “vergewissern” in OpenThesaurus.de