Adjective / Adverb
verzweifelt
desperate
B2
rank #3,362
Meanings
Adjective
- desperate
Adverb
- desperately
Example sentence
Er sucht verzweifelt nach Hilfe.
He is desperately looking for help.
Usage
- verzweifelt nach etwas suchen — Search desperately for something.
- Verzweiflung / verzweifelt — Verzweiflung is the noun despair; verzweifelt is the adjective desperate.
Sie suchte verzweifelt nach ihrem verlorenen Schlüssel.
She searched desperately for her lost key.