vollziehen
/fɔlˈt͡siːən/ verb C1- to put into practice, to implement, accomplish, carry out · Das Todesurteil wurde heute Morgen kurz nach Mitternacht vollzogen. The death sentence was carried out this morning shortly after midnight.
- to consummate (a marriage) · Die Ehe ist rechtens und vollzogen und kann daher nicht annulliert werden. The marriage is legal and has been consummated and therefore cannot be annulled.
- to proceed, happen (in some fashion) · Diese sozialen Umwälzungen vollzogen sich schleichend und fast unbemerkt. These social upheavals proceeded stealthily and almost unnoticed.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- vollziehen
- Present (er)
- vollzieht
- Präteritum (er)
- vollzog
- Perfekt (er)
- hat vollzogen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu vollziehen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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