geloben
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German geloben, from Old High German gilobōn, from Proto-West Germanic *galobōn, equivalent to ge- + loben. Cognate to Low German gelowen, Old English ġelofian.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡəˈloːbən/, /-ˈloːbm̩/ (Germany)
- IPA(key): /ɡ̊eˈloːb̥ɛn/, /-ˈloːbm̩/ (Austria, Southern Germany)
- Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧ben
Verb
[edit]geloben (weak, third-person singular present gelobt, past tense gelobte, past participle gelobt, auxiliary haben)
- (formal) to vow (to make a vow)
- Synonyms: versprechen, schwören
- das gelobte Land ― the promised land
- Er gelobte, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. ― He vowed to give up smoking.
- Ich gelobte ihm meine Treue. ― I pledged my loyalty to him.
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | geloben | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | gelobend | ||||
| past participle | gelobt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich gelobe | wir geloben | i | ich gelobe | wir geloben |
| du gelobst | ihr gelobt | du gelobest | ihr gelobet | ||
| er gelobt | sie geloben | er gelobe | sie geloben | ||
| preterite | ich gelobte | wir gelobten | ii | ich gelobte1 | wir gelobten1 |
| du gelobtest | ihr gelobtet | du gelobtest1 | ihr gelobtet1 | ||
| er gelobte | sie gelobten | er gelobte1 | sie gelobten1 | ||
| imperative | gelob (du) gelobe (du) |
gelobt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- Besserung geloben "to promise improvement of one's behaviour"
- Gelübde
- Gelöbnis
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