hingeben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German hingeben, from Old High German hinageban. Equivalent to hin- +‎ geben.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hingeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular present gibt hin, past tense gab hin, past participle hingegeben, past subjunctive gäbe hin, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to hand over (away from speaker)
  2. (transitive) to sacrifice
  3. (reflexive) to devote

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • hingeben” in Duden online
  • hingeben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache