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verschlingen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən/ verb C1
  1. to devour, to swallow up, to eat without chewing (transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
verschlingen
Present (er)
verschlingt
Präteritum (er)
verschlang
Perfekt (er)
hat verschlungen
Infinitive with zu
zu verschlingen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Als ich in deinem Alter war, galt es als Tugend, ein Buch in einer Nacht zu verschlingen, und ich war stolz auf jeden dicken Roman, den ich in Rekordzeit bezwungen hatte.
Ein Brief über das langsame Lesen, p. 1 · C2

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