großschreiben

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German

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Etymology

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groß +‎ schreiben

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡʁoːsˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: groß‧schrei‧ben

Verb

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großschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreibt groß, past tense schrieb groß, past participle großgeschrieben, auxiliary haben)

  1. to capitalize (first letters of words)
  2. (figuratively, usually in the passive voice) to hold as important, to value
    Datenschutz wird bei unserer Firma großgeschrieben.
    Privacy is highly important at our company.
    (literally, “Privacy is capitalized at our company.”)

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