gebieten
See also: Gebieten
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gebieten, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German gibiotan, equivalent to ge- + bieten. Cognate with Old English gebēodan, Old Saxon gibiodan.
Pronunciation
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Verb
- (transitive) to demand
- (transitive) to command
Conjugation
- In early modern German, the 2nd and 3rd persons singular present and the imperative singular were alternatively du gebeutst, er gebeut, gebeut!
Further reading
- “gebieten” in Duden online