GERMAN · B1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

schweigen

B1

be silent; keep quiet

schweigen, schweigt, schwieg, hat geschwiegen

Er schwieg eine Weile, bevor er auf meine Frage antwortete.

He was silent for a while before answering my question.

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