lichten

B1 Verb frequency rank #10,521

What lichten means

Verb

to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
to thin out; to be cleared; to become sparse (usually slowly)
to become light, bright (usually slowly)
to become bright; to lose sternness
to weigh (the anchor)

Forms

lichten · lichtet · lichtete · hat gelichtet (+ Akkusativ) | lichten · lichtet · lichtete · hat gelichtet

Pronunciation

lichten in a sentence

Der Sturm hat den alten Wald stark gelichtet.

The storm thinned out the old forest considerably.

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lichten is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #10,521 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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