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schöpfen

[ˈʃœpfən]

verb

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
  2. to draw (air), to inhale deeply
  3. to draw, gain (strength, energy)
  4. to take, gain, derive (something) from (in this sense there is a certain semantic overlap with the verb for “create” in etymology 2)
Examples

Sie ging zum Dorfbrunnen, um Wasser zu schöpfen.

She went to the village well to draw water.

Status: Verified

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.