gestatten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German gestaten, Old High German gistatōn.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtatn̩/
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Verb

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  1. (transitive) to allow

Declension

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Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “gestatten”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

  • “gestatten” in Duden online
  • gestatten in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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