Durchbringen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Durchbringen" is used as verb with the meaning of "get through", "pull through" or "bring through".

Essential properties of "durchbringen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: durchbringen
Simple past: brachte durch
Participle: durchgebracht

See full conjugation of durchbringen

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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "durchbringen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "Help someone/something survive or succeed"

Definition: "To manage to make someone or something survive or succeed."
Translation(s): get through, pull through, bring through, see through
Synonym(s): überleben, durchstehen
Antonym(s): aufgeben, scheitern
Related word(s): überleben, bestehen

📝 Some usage examples:

Er konnte seine Familie mit Mühe durchbringen.He managed to get his family through with difficulty.
Es war schwer, das Projekt in der Krise durchzubringen.It was difficult to get the project through the crisis.
Sie hat es geschafft, das Team durchzubringen.She managed to get the team through.

2.) "Spend or consume resources, especially money"

Definition: "To spend or consume resources, especially money."
Translation(s): spend, squander, run through
Synonym(s): verbrauchen, ausgeben
Antonym(s): sparen, aufbewahren
Related word(s): verbrauchen, ausgeben

📝 Some usage examples:

Er hat sein ganzes Erbe in einem Jahr durchgebracht.He spent his entire inheritance in one year.
Sie brachte das Geld schnell durch.She quickly ran through the money.
Wir dürfen nicht alles auf einmal durchbringen.We shouldn't spend everything at once.

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