brauchen

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to need, to be in need of, to require
2. (auxiliary,weak) to need to, to have to

Concepts

need

require

want

use

employ

make use of

turn to account

lack

demand

take

have to

need to

add

administer

append

apply

assign

attach

lay

lay down

paste

place

practice

put

put down

put on

put onto

set

claim

entail

involve

necessitate

be in need of

adjust

insist

be necessary

wear

be

must

ought to

do with

be absent

be away

be lacking

be missing

diss

Hyphenated as

brau‧chen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʁaʊ̯xən/

Etymology

From Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan (“use, employ, consume”). Cognate to English brook and Dutch bruiken.

Sentences

Kinder brauchen Geborgenheit .

Children need security.

Wir benötigen auch Freiwillige , und wir brauchen Nichtregierungsorganisationen .

We also need volunteers and non-governmental organisations.

Wir brauchen im Hinblick auf diese neuen Herausforderungen einen neuen Ansatz .

We need a new approach to these new challenges.

Brauchen Zugvögel das Magnetfeld der Erde zur Orientierung ?

Do migratory birds need the Earth's magnetic field for orientation?