gieren
to yearn; to crave; to gape
English translations
- 01
to yearn
- 02
to crave
- 03
to gape
- 04
to raven
Word details
- German meaning
- Sich heftig nach etwas sehnen oder verlangen; auch: sich nach einer Seite neigen (z.B. ein Schiff).
- English meaning
- To yearn, to crave
- Synonym
- lechzen, begehren
- German example
- Die Firma giert nach dem großen Auftrag.
- English example
- The company is yearning for the big contract.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich giere du gierst er/sie/es ich giert wir gieren ihr gieret sie gieren
- Past Participle
- ich habe gegiert du hast gegiert er/sie/es hat gegiert wir haben gegiert ihr habt gegiert sie haben gegiert
- Past
- ich gierte du giertest er/sie/es gierte wir gierten ihr giertet sie gierten
Related words
- gierend
Greedy, lustful, craving
- reagieren
to react
- urgieren
To urge means to request something forcefully or insist on something, often in a formal or official way.
- changieren
To change color, to shimmer
- regierend
Ruling
- konvergieren
Converge
- abdirigieren
to fob off, to deflect
- adstringierend
astringent
- amenagieren
To arrange means to set up, design, or equip something, often with regard to an apartment or room.
- tangieren
Affect
- dirigieren
to conduct
- menagieren
to manage, to economize
- protegieren
to patronize, to promote
- überreagieren
Overreact
- anlegieren
To alloy
- zentrifugieren
Centrifuge
- divergieren
to diverge
- chargieren
To charge means to perform a specific task or function, often in a military or student context.
- abreagieren
To let off steam
- ausrangieren
To decommission, to scrap
- purgieren
To purge, to cleanse
- korrigieren
to correct
- redigieren
To edit
- negieren
Negate
- bandagieren
To bandage
- konjugieren
to conjugate
- suffigieren
To suffix
- präfigieren
To prefix
- erigieren
Erect
- fingieren
To feign, to fake
- logieren
To lodge, to stay
- intrigieren
To intrigue, to scheme
- delogieren
to evict
- segregieren
To segregate means to separate or isolate people or things based on certain characteristics.
- interagieren
to interact
- agieren
To act, to operate
- legieren
To alloy
- delegieren
delegate
- propagieren
To propagate
- privilegieren
To privilege
- regieren
to govern
- engagieren
to hire / to engage
- arrangieren
to arrange, to organize; to come to terms with
- rangieren
To shunt
- fungieren
Function
- umgehen
to handle, to deal with, to avoid
- rechten
to straighten, to align
- abfinden
To come to terms with
- heuern
to hire, to employ
Example sentences with “gieren”
Er giert nach Anerkennung. (He craves recognition.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it a common word?
It is quite expressive and often used in contexts of greed or intense desire.