varetage

Danish

Etymology

From vare (“care”) +‎ tage (“to take”), cf. also the phrase tage vare på. From Old Danish waretaghæ (“to observe”), cognate with Swedish tillvarata. In the modern language influenced by German wahrnehmen (“to notice, use”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑːɑˌtˢæˀ]

Verb

varetage (varetag varetage, varetager varetog, har varetaget)

1. look after, take care for

Derived terms

• varetagelse
• varetægt

References

“varetage” in Den Danske Ordbog