bitten

Meaning

(class-5,intransitive,strong,transitive) to ask, to beg, to plead, to request
(class-5,strong,transitive) to ask, to invite

Frequency

Hyphenated as

bit‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪtn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German bitten, from Old High German bitten, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan. Compare Low German bidden, Dutch bidden, English bid, Danish bede.

Cognate with Dutch

bidden

Cognate with English

bid

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Sentences

Ich würde ihn also darum bitten , dass es diese Soforthilfe geben wird .

I would ask the Commissioner, therefore, to announce that this immediate aid will be provided.

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