verheeren
to devastate; to ravage
English translations
- 01
to ravage
- 02
to devastate
- 03
to ruin
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas vollständig zerstören oder verwüsten, oft durch Naturkatastrophen oder Kriege.
- English meaning
- To devastate
- Synonym
- verwüsten, zerstören
- German example
- Der Sturm hat die Küstenregion verheert.
- English example
- The storm devastated the coastal region.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich verheere du verheerst er/sie/es ich verheert wir verheeren ihr verheeret sie verheeren
- Past Participle
- ich habe verheert du hast verheert er/sie/es hat verheert wir haben verheert ihr habt verheert sie haben verheert
- Past
- ich verheerte du verheertest er/sie/es verheerte wir verheerten ihr verheertet sie verheerten
Related words
- verheerend
Devastating
- verwüstend
Devastating, destructive, ruinous.
- apokalyptisch
Apocalyptic describes something that relates to a disaster or the end of the world; devastating.
- Kolonialismus
Colonialism
- Flutwelle
Tidal wave
- Untergangsprophetin
A doomsayer is a person who makes pessimistic predictions about the future, often regarding disasters or the end of the world.
- pestilenzartig
Pestilential
- desaströs
Disastrous means catastrophic, devastating, or marked by great misfortune.
- vernichtend
Devastating
- siebenjährig
Seven-year-old
- Atombombe
Atomic bomb
- Atomkrieg
A nuclear war is a war in which nuclear weapons are used.
- Reaktorunfall
Nuclear accident
- Nachspiel
Aftermath refers to the consequences or effects of an event or action.
- katastrophal
Catastrophic
- männermordend
Man-killing means that something is very attractive or seductive to men, often in a sexual sense.
- Zerstörung
Destruction means the act of destroying something or the state of being destroyed.
- Vernichtung
Annihilation
- Ölpest
An oil spill is a large-scale environmental pollution caused by oil, usually in the sea.
- Atomwaffe
Nuclear weapon
- Weltwirtschaftskrise
Great Depression, global economic crisis
Example sentences with “verheeren”
Das Feuer hat das Land verheert. (The fire devastated the land.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it common?
It is used in serious/formal contexts.