gebieten

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan, equivalent to ge- +‎ bieten. Cognate with Old English ġebēodan, Old Saxon gibiodan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbiːtn̩/
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Verb[edit]

gebieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present gebietet, past tense gebot, past participle geboten, past subjunctive geböte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, formal) to demand
  2. (transitive, formal) to command

Conjugation[edit]

  • In early modern German, the 2nd and 3rd persons singular present and the imperative singular were alternatively du gebeutst, er gebeut, gebeut!

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • gebieten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • gebieten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • gebieten” in Duden online
  • gebieten” in OpenThesaurus.de