sperren

A2 Verb frequency rank #4,123

What sperren means

Verb

to bar (entry to a place or system)
to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis
to block, lock (to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource)
to deactivate, to disable (to put a software functionality out of operation)

Forms

sperren · sperrt · sperrte · hat gesperrt

Pronunciation

sperren in a sentence

Die Polizei hat die Straße gesperrt.

The police have blocked the road.

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sperren is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #4,123 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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