härten

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See also: harten and Härten

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German herten, from Old High German herten, from Proto-West Germanic *hardijan, from Proto-Germanic *hardijaną. Equivalent to hart +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛʁtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: här‧ten

Verb

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härten (weak, third-person singular present härtet, past tense härtete, past participle gehärtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to solidify, harden, become hard
    Die Tonvasen härten erst bei hoher Temperatur.
    The clay vases harden only at a high temperature.
  2. to set, harden, make hard
    Viele Stahlsorten werden durch Legieren gehärtet.
    Many kinds of steel are hardened by alloys.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • härten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • härten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • härten” in Duden online
  • härten” in OpenThesaurus.de