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richen
richen
English
Verb
richen (third-person singular simple present richens, present participle richening, simple past and past participle richened)
- (transitive) To make or render rich or richer.
- (intransitive) To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness.
- (intransitive, of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy.
Translations
render rich
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Anagrams
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German riohhan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną. Cognate with German riechen, Dutch rieken, English reek, West Frisian rûke, Icelandic rjúka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʀiɕən/
Verb
richen (third-person singular present richt, past participle gericht or geroch, auxiliary verb hunn)
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | richen | |
| participle | gericht or geroch | |
| auxiliary | hunn | |
| present indicative |
imperative | |
| 1st singular | richen | — |
| 2nd singular | richs | rich |
| 3rd singular | richt | — |
| 1st plural | richen | — |
| 2nd plural | richt | richt |
| 3rd plural | richen | — |
| (n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. | ||