geben

Meaning

(class-5,ditransitive,strong) to give (changing ownership)
(class-5,ditransitive,strong) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
(class-5,impersonal,strong,transitive) Used to indicate that something exists (often with a certain property and/or in a certain location). Usually translated as there is/are or there exist(s)
(class-5,ditransitive,strong,transitive) to communicate (helpful information such as a hint or advice), to signal (in a certain way such as a sign)
(class-5,strong,transitive) to present; to put
(class-5,strong,transitive) to result in
(class-5,strong,uncommon) to think

give

offer

deal

administer

yield

confer

grant

provide

allocate

distribute

award

perform

deliver

present

accord

afford

allow

donate

impart

pass

spare

apportion

give out

bestow

exist

impose

hand

render

alight

emerge

exit

go out

leave

quit

spend

switch on

turn on

accredit

allot

appoint

ascribe

assign

attach

earmark

subpoena

summons

except

exclude

exempt

given

study

to have

apply to

fasten to

fit to

release

be given

do for one

let one have

teach

have someone hold something

have

mean

give a gift

to give

there is

there be

organize

serve

forward

place

put

set

surrender

lend

make a present

regale

make an offer

proffer

suggest

contribute

help

pitch in

subjoin

toss in

return

gave

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ge‧ben

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɡeːb(ə)n]

From Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-. Akin to Middle Low German gēven, Low German geven, Dutch geven, Middle Dutch ghēven, English give (obsolete yive), Old English giefan, Swedish giva, ge, Danish give, Old Saxon geҍan, Old Norse gefa, Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (giban). Further Indo-European cognates: Latin habeō, Polish gabać and possibly Albanian jap