wagen

B1 Verb frequency rank #854

What wagen means

Verb

to dare (to do something, despite possible risks)
to dare to go, to venture (despite some perceived danger)

Forms

wagen · wagt · wagte · hat gewagt (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

wagen in a sentence

Ich würde es nicht wagen, dort allein hinzugehen.

I wouldn't dare go there alone.

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wagen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #854 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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