Verb
entpuppen
to turn out to be, to prove to be
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Meanings
Verb
- to turn out to be, to prove to be
- to eclose, to emerge from the cocoon/pupa
In a sentence
Der neue Kollege entpuppte sich als echter Profi.
The new colleague turned out to be a real pro.
Forms
infinitive
sich entpuppen
he/she/it
entpuppt sich
simple past
entpuppte sich
perfect
hat sich entpuppt