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gebieten

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gebieten, from Old High German gibiotan, equivalent to ge- +‎ bieten. Cognate with Old English ġebēodan, Old Saxon gibiodan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbiːtn̩/
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Verb

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gebieten (class 2 strong, third-person singular present gebietet, past tense gebot, past participle geboten, past subjunctive geböte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, formal) to demand
  2. (transitive, formal) to command

Conjugation

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  • In early modern German, the 2nd and 3rd persons singular present and the imperative singular were alternatively du gebeutst, er gebeut, gebeut!
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Further reading

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