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gebieten

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbiːtn̩/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

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

  1. (ditransitive, higher register) to command [with dative ‘someone’] [with accusative ‘something’ or zu (+ infinitive)]
    Der König gebot seinen Männern, die Stadt zu erobern.
    The king commanded his men to conquer the city.
    Er ist Respekt gebietender Mann.
    He is a man commanding of respect.
  2. (intransitive, higher register) to command [with über (+ accusative) ‘something or soemthing’]
    Der König gebot über eine Armee.
    The king commanded an army.
    1. (intransitive, higher register) to have at one's disposal [with über (+ accusative) ‘something or someone’]
      Der König gebot über viel Gold.
      The king had much gold at his disposal.
  3. (transitive, archaic) to necessitate [with accusative ‘something’]
    Ein Kind aufzuerziehen, gebietet Geduld.
    To raise a child necessitates patience.
    1. (transitive, archaic) to require [with accusative ‘something’]
      Es war ihnen geboten, dem König zu dienen.
      It was required of them to serve the king.
  4. (transitive, formal) to demand

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “gebieten”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)
  • “gebieten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “gebieten” in Duden online
  • “gebieten” in OpenThesaurus.de