German verb · CEFR B2

weitergegeben

Meaning in English: passed on

Rank 4,114 of 5,000verbLevel B2

This is a form of weitergeben, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.

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Example

Das Rezept wurde von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben.

The recipe was passed down from generation to generation.

How common is weitergegeben?

weitergegeben is number 4,114 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 50,000 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. B2 means an upper-intermediate word, common in news and work.

Related words in the list

weitergegeben is built from weiter (further; on, onward).

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 4,110psychischenmental, psychological
  2. 4,111saßsat
  3. 4,112erzeugento produce, to generate
  4. 4,113vorgeworfenaccused (of), reproached
  5. 4,114weitergegebenpassed on
  6. 4,115Landkreisesdistrict (genitive)
  7. 4,116Gewinneprofits, winnings, prizes
  8. 4,117die Maschinemachine
  9. 4,118botoffered

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