entbehren

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German enbern, from Old High German inberan. Equivalent to the prefix ent- +‎ *behren, an obsolete verb ultimately from the root of gebären (to give birth). Cognate with Luxembourgish entbieren, Dutch ontberen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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entbehren (weak, third-person singular present entbehrt, past tense entbehrte, past participle entbehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to do without, to dispense with
  2. to be deprived of
  3. to be without, to lack, to miss [with genitive ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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