wahrhaben

German

Alternative forms

• wahr haben (archaic)

Etymology

Univerbation from an original colloquial set phrase wahr haben wollen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯ˌhaːbn̩/
• Hyphenation: wahr‧ha‧ben

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Verb

wahrhaben

1. (only with modal verbs) to accept, to recognize
2. (obsolete) to be right, to speak truth

Conjugation

No conjugation. The verb is solely used in its infinitive form.

Further reading

• “wahrhaben” in Duden online
• “wahrhaben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “wahr haben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.