erobern

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German geoberen, oberen, from Old High German giobarōn (to delay, overcome), obarōn (to delay, cancel), also irobarōn (to get tired, exhausted). Related to obere (upper).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧obern

Verb

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erobern (weak, third-person singular present erobert, past tense eroberte, past participle erobert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to conquer, to capture
    Synonyms: besetzen, einnehmen, erstürmen, okkupieren
  2. (transitive) to win
    Synonyms: bekommen, erfechten, erhalten, erkämpfen, erlangen, erringen, erwerben, gewinnen, kommen, sich verschaffen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erobern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erobern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erobern” in Duden online
  • erobern” in OpenThesaurus.de