geloben

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German gilobōn, from Proto-West Germanic *galobōn, equivalent to ge- +‎ loben. Cognate to Low German gelowen, Old English ġelofian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈloːbən/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧lo‧ben

Verb

geloben (weak, third-person singular present gelobt, past tense gelobte, past participle gelobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “geloben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “geloben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “geloben” in Duden online
  • “geloben” in OpenThesaurus.de
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