wirken

B1 Verb frequency rank #1,042

What wirken means

Verb

to appear, to seem
to function, to be effective, to work
to have an effect
to perform (some action), to achieve (some effect), to work (cause to happen), to cast (a spell)

Forms

wirken · wirkt · wirkte · hat gewirkt (+ Akkusativ; auf + Akkusativ; für + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

wirken in a sentence

So alt wirken Sie gar nicht auf mich.

You don't seem that old to me.

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wirken is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #1,042 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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