freuen

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

freuen (weak, third-person singular present freut, past tense freute, past participle gefreut, auxiliary haben)

(transitive, often impersonal) to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
[Es] freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen.
I'm pleased to meet you. ([It] pleases me to get to know you. (formal))
(reflexive) to be glad, pleased, or happy about something [with über (+ accusative)]
Er freut sich darüber.
He's happy about it!

Ich freue mich riesig, dass du mich gefunden hast.
I'm really happy you found me.
(reflexive) to look forward to [with auf (+ accusative)]
Wir freuen uns auf Sie!
We look forward to seeing you!
(reflexive) to be happy for someone [with für (+ accusative)]
Das ist ja super! Ich freue mich so unglaublich für dich!
That's amazing! I'm so incredibly happy for you!
(reflexive, poetical) to take delight in [with genitive]
Sie freut sich der vielen Abenteuer des Lebens.
She takes delight in the many adventures of life.

Conjugation of freuen (weak, auxiliary haben)

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¹Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of freuen (weak, auxiliary haben)

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