erlauben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erlouben, from Old High German irlouben, arlouben, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀlaubijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną. Cognate with Old English ālīefan, ālȳfan (to allow). More at leave (permission).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bm̩], [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bn̩], [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bən]
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  • IPA(key): [ʔæɫˈɑɔbm̩] (Austrian German)
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  • Hyphenation: er‧lau‧ben
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯bn̩

Verb

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erlauben (weak, third-person singular present erlaubt, past tense erlaubte, past participle erlaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to allow; to permit [with dative]
    Synonyms: genehmigen, gestatten, bewilligen
    Essen ist in der Bibliothek nicht erlaubt.
    Eating is not permitted in the library.
    Meine Mutter hat mir einfach erlaubt, dass ich Cola trinken darf.
    My mother has just allowed me to drink cola.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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