schwinden
to dwindle; to fade; to shrink
English translations
- 01
wane, diminish, dwindle
- 02
wane
- 03
dwindle
- 04
diminish
Word details
- German meaning
- Schwinden bedeutet, allmählich weniger oder kleiner zu werden.
- English meaning
- To dwindle
- Synonym
- abnehmen, sinken
- German example
- Seine Kräfte schwinden mit dem Alter.
- English example
- His strength dwindles with age.
- Auxiliary Verb
- sein
- Present
- ich schwinde du schwindest er/sie/es ich schwindet wir schwinden ihr schwindet sie schwinden
- Past Participle
- ich bin geschwunden du bist geschwunden er/sie/es ist geschwunden wir sind geschwunden ihr seid geschwunden sie sind geschwunden
- Past
- ich schwand du schwandest er/sie/es schwand wir schwanden ihr schwandet sie schwanden
Related words
- schwindend
dwindling
- schwindend
vanishing
- schwindend
fading
- verschwinden
vanishing
- verschwinden
disappearing
- verschwinden
vanished
- verschwinden
disappeared
- schwindend
Dwindling
- verschwindend
Negligible
- verschwinden
To disappear
- dahinschwinden
To dwindle means to gradually become weaker, to waste away, or to disappear.
- entschwinden
To disappear means to slowly and unobtrusively vanish or move away.
- zerrinnen
To slip away means to disappear or dissolve slowly and relentlessly, often figuratively for time or hope.
- abtauchen
To disappear means to suddenly vanish or retreat, often to escape an unpleasant situation.
- sich aus dem Staub machen
To make a quick getaway
- abhandenkommen
To be lost or to go missing.
- dahinschmelzen
To melt away means to slowly and gradually melt or disappear, often figuratively for feelings or states.
- verlöschen
to go out
- rätselhaft
enigmatic, mysterious
- abnehmend
Decreasing
- verflüchtigt
Evaporated, vanished
- Flüchtigkeit
Transience
- bedroht
Threatened
- verflüchtigen
To evaporate, to dissipate
- sich vom Acker machen
To take off, to bolt, to disappear
- sich in Luft auflösen
to vanish into thin air
- verduften
Vanish, evaporate
- mysteriös
mysterious
- versinken
To sink
- weithergeholt
far-fetched
- Extinktion
Extinction
- dematerialisieren
To dematerialize means to dissolve something into its material components or make it disappear, so that it is no longer physically present.
- zerfließen
to melt, to dissolve
- weghauen
To whack away means to hit or remove something with great force; can also be colloquially used for 'to leave' or 'to get lost'.
- unerklärlich
Inexplicable
- Wegfall
elimination
- weit hergeholt
Far-fetched
- Bergentrückung
mountain removal
- Kloschüssel
The toilet bowl is the basin of a toilet into which excrement goes.
- Vermisstenanzeige
A missing person report is a public announcement about the disappearance of a person, with a request for information about their whereabouts.
- aussterben
To become extinct means that a species of animal or plant no longer exists because all individuals have died.
- verpuffen
fizzle out
- verfliegen
To dissipate, to fly by
- flöten
to be lost, to go down the drain
- die Kurve kratzen
To make a quick getaway
- verlorengehen
To get lost
Example sentences with “schwinden”
Die Hoffnung beginnt zu schwinden. (Hope begins to dwindle.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'schwinden' an irregular verb?
Yes, it is a strong verb: schwinden - schwand - geschwunden.