Trösten Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Trösten" is used as verb with the meaning of "comfort", "console" or "soothe".

Essential properties of "trösten"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

Infinitive: trösten
Simple past: tröstete
Participle: getröstet

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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 "trösten" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To comfort or console someone who is sad or distressed"

Definition: "To comfort or console someone who is sad or distressed."
Translation(s): comfort, console, soothe
Synonym(s): beruhigen, aufmuntern, ermutigen
Antonym(s): verletzen, kränken
Related word(s): Trost, tröstlich, Tröster

📝 Some usage examples:

Sie versuchte, ihren tröstenden Freund zu umarmen.She tried to hug her comforting friend.
Die Mutter tröstete ihr weinendes Kind.The mother comforted her crying child.
Manchmal kann Musik uns trösten, wenn wir traurig sind.Sometimes music can comfort us when we are sad.

2.) "To comfort someone in pain or sorrow"

Definition: "To relieve or alleviate someone's pain or sorrow."
Translation(s): comfort, console, soothe
Synonym(s): Lindern, Besänftigen, Beruhigen
Antonym(s): Verletzen, Kränken
Related word(s): Linderung, Erleichterung

📝 Some usage examples:

Seine Worte trösten mich in meiner schweren Zeit.His words comfort me in my difficult time.
Der Gedanke an bessere Zeiten tröstete sie.The thought of better times comforted her.
Er versuchte, seinen Freund mit einem Geschenk zu trösten.He tried to comfort his friend with a gift.

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