pochen

to insist on, to assert (a right)

Definition

verb

Meanings

  1. 1.to insist on
  2. 2.to assert (a right)
Frequency
Rank #10352

Grammar

Examples

  • Sie pochte auf ihr .

    She insisted on her right.

  • Er pocht auf sein gutes .

    He insists on his rightful claim.

  • Es pochte an der .

    Someone knocked energetically at the door.

  • Nach dem pochte sein verletztes .

    After the fall his injured knee was throbbing.

  • Sie pocht auf die des Vertrags.

    She insists on adherence to the contract.

  • Mein pochte .

    My heart was throbbing with excitement.

  • Der pochte auf sein Wohnrecht.

    The tenant asserted his right to occupy the flat.

  • Vor pochte die unaufhörlich.

    The wound throbbed incessantly with pain.

  • Jemand pochte an das .

    Someone knocked timidly on the window.

  • Die pocht auf höhere Löhne.

    The union is insisting on higher wages.