widerstreben
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩/
- Hyphenation: wi‧der‧stre‧ben
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Verb
widerstreben (weak, third-person singular present widerstrebt, past tense widerstrebte, past participle widerstrebt, auxiliary haben)
- (with dative) to be reluctant to, to show some reluctance, to go against the grain with someone (contrary to one's nature)
- Es widerstrebte ihm, den Anweisungen Folge zu leisten. ― He was reluctant to follow the instructions.
- Es widerstrebte ihr ganz und gar. ― It went very much against the grain with her.
- (reflexive, with dative) to be opposed to, to resist, to go against (elevated language)
Conjugation
Conjugation of widerstreben (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | widerstreben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | widerstrebend | ||||
| past participle | widerstrebt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich widerstrebe | wir widerstreben | i | ich widerstrebe | wir widerstreben |
| du widerstrebst | ihr widerstrebt | du widerstrebest | ihr widerstrebet | ||
| er widerstrebt | sie widerstreben | er widerstrebe | sie widerstreben | ||
| preterite | ich widerstrebte | wir widerstrebten | ii | ich widerstrebte1 | wir widerstrebten1 |
| du widerstrebtest | ihr widerstrebtet | du widerstrebtest1 | ihr widerstrebtet1 | ||
| er widerstrebte | sie widerstrebten | er widerstrebte1 | sie widerstrebten1 | ||
| imperative | widerstreb (du) widerstrebe (du) |
widerstrebt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of widerstreben (weak, auxiliary haben)
Synonyms
- zuwider sein
- (to go against): aufbegehren, opponieren, entgegentreten, widersetzen (reflexive)
Derived terms
- Widerstreben, Widerstreber, Widerstrebung
- widerstrebend, widerstrebt
Related terms
Further reading
- “widerstreben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “widerstreben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “widerstreben” in Duden online
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