German Conversation · Level 72
58 words
German word
verharren
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈhaʁən/
Meaning
- verbstay
Example
Sie verharrt still im Türrahmen.
She stays still in the doorway.
More examples
Sie verharrt trotz neuer Argumente auf dem Standpunkt.
She persists in her position despite new arguments.
Core concept
A figure remains planted in one spot while time passes and movement does not resume.
Common phrases
in Gedanken verharren
linger in thought
auf dem Standpunkt verharren
persist in one's position
in der Erinnerung verharren
linger in the memory
Similar words
bleiben: Stay in the same place or state without changing.
anhalten: Stop moving or progressing, usually for a limited time.
stehen bleiben: Come to a stop after being in motion.
Definition in German
verharren bedeutet, für längere Zeit an einem Ort oder in einem Zustand unbewegt oder unverändert bleiben.
Word origin
The verb is formed from ver- and harren, whose older meaning involved waiting or remaining, with verharren later specializing in prolonged stillness or persistence.
Usage tips
- Verharren is intransitive and commonly takes in with the dative, as in 'in einem Zustand verharren' for remaining in a state.
Other meanings
- stand stillverb
- persistverb
Opposites
- fortgehengo awayverb
- aufgebenabandonverb
Related words
- das Verharrenstayingnoun
- verharrendremainingadjective