erwidern
/ɛrˈviːdərn/ verb C1- to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous · Feuer erwidern! Return fire!· Er küsste sie und sie erwiderte seinen Kuss. He kissed her and she began to kiss him back.
- to answer, reply · Ich erwiderte, dass es mir eine Ehre sei. I replied that it was an honour for me.
- to object, retort, to express an opposing view · Nach dieser Darlegung konnte er nichts mehr erwidern. After this argumentation he had nothing to retort.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- erwidern
- Present (er)
- erwidert
- Präteritum (er)
- erwiderte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat erwidert
- Infinitive with zu
- zu erwidern
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