schöpfen

to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket

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Meanings

Verb

to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
to draw (air), to inhale deeply
to draw, gain (strength, energy)
to take, gain, derive (something) from (in this sense there is a certain semantic overlap with the verb for “create” in etymology 2)

Sie ging zum Dorfbrunnen, um Wasser zu schöpfen.

She went to the village well to draw water.

infinitive schöpfen

he/she/it schöpft

simple past schöpfte

perfect hat geschöpft

takes + Akkusativ