freuen

Meaning

1. (impersonal,often,transitive,weak) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
2. (reflexive,weak) to be glad, pleased, or happy about something
3. (reflexive,weak) to look forward to
4. (reflexive,weak) to be happy for someone
5. (poetic,reflexive,weak) to take delight in

Hyphenated as

freu‧en

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfʁɔʏ̯ən/

Etymology

From Middle High German vrö(u)wen, vre(u)wen, from Old High German frewan, frouwen, a derivation of Old High German frō, frao (“glad”). Equivalent to froh (“glad”) + -en. Compare English frolic.