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To make a work (such as a book, article, music, or film) or information available to the public, usually through print or digital media.
Die Band wird ihr neues Album nächsten Monat veröffentlichen.
The band will publish their new album next month.
The verb is made up of the prefix 'ver-' and the adjective 'öffentlich' (public). It literally means to make something 'public'.
Die Regierung wird die neuen Pläne bald veröffentlichen.
The government will publish the new plans soon.
The prefix 'ver-' is inseparable. It remains firmly attached to the verb stem in all tenses and sentence constructions.
Der Autor hat seinen ersten Roman veröffentlicht.
The author has published his first novel.
This verb is typically used for creative works or official information. Common objects are: a book, an article, data, results, a photo, or a statement.
Die Studie wurde in einer bekannten Fachzeitschrift veröffentlicht.
The study was published in a well-known academic journal.
to appear
Veröffentlichen and erscheinen can describe the same publishing process. With veröffentlichen, a person or organization performs the action and makes the work publicly available. With erscheinen, the work itself is the grammatical subject; the responsible party does not need to be mentioned.
Der Verlag veröffentlicht den neuen Roman im Mai.
The publisher will publish the new novel in May.
Der neue Roman erscheint im Mai.
The new novel will be published in May.
