bergen

Meaning

1. (class-3,strong,transitive) to save (someone); to rescue
2. (class-3,strong,transitive) to salvage; to recover
3. (class-3,strong,transitive) to conceal; shelter; to contain
4. (class-3,strong,transitive) to take in (a sail); to shorten (a sail)

Concepts

salvage

save

shelter

rescue

bear

back

cache

conserve

keep

maintain

preserve

store

put away

waive

go on

continue

countenance

espouse

proceed with

second

stand by

support

sustain

uphold

bury

conceal

dissemble

hide

secrete

accommodate

counteract

cover

entertain

harbour

host

neutralize

protect

put up

safeguard

secure

shield

expose

lay

put down

put off

take off

abolish

abstract

delete

dispense with

do away with

get rid of

remove

rid

scrap

seize

take

take away

recover

furl

contain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛɐ̯ɡŋ̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German bergen, from Old High German bergan, from Proto-West Germanic *bergan, from Proto-Germanic *berganą.