wirken

Meaning

(intransitive,weak) to function, to be effective, to work
(copulative,impersonal,sometimes,weak) to appear, to seem
(intransitive,weak) to have an effect
(transitive,weak) to perform (some action), to achieve (some effect), to work (cause to happen), to cast (a spell)
(intransitive,weak) to work or be active in a certain field or activity
(intransitive,weak) to work
(intransitive,weak) to take effect, to be effective
(weak) to knit (with yarn), to brocade
(weak) to knead

work

act

have an effect

be effective

be efficacious

have effect

be possible to use

tätig sein

wirksam sein

Wirkung haben

einen Effekt haben

sich auswirken

sich verhalten

tätig sein als

Amtsführung

Wirkung ausüben

Einfluß haben

buckeln

fruchten

Einfluss ausüben

einwirken auf

sich abrackern

Frequency

Hyphenated as

wir‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪrkən/

From Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną. Early on merged with Middle High German würken, from Old High German wurken, from Proto-West Germanic *wurkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną, closely related to the first-mentioned verb. The i-form prevailed in Central German, the ü-form in Upper German; the latter was displaced from the written language in the 18th century.

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