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No. 4,555 in German

rief

"Rief" is the past tense of "rufen," meaning "called" or "shouted."

In a sentence

  • Er rief laut nach Hilfe.

    He called loudly for help.

    The word 'rief' is the past tense of 'rufen', meaning 'to call'.

  • Die Lehrerin rief die Schüler zur Ordnung.

    The teacher called the students to order.

    Here, 'rief' again denotes the action of calling or summoning someone or a group to attention.

  • Er rief mir zu, dass der Bus angekommen sei.

    He called out to me that the bus had arrived.

    In this sentence, 'rief' is used to describe calling out or shouting information to someone.

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