geben

Meaning

1. (class-5, ditransitive, strong) to give (changing ownership)
2. (class-5, ditransitive, strong) to hand, to pass, to put within reach
3. (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)
4. (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)
5. (class-5, strong, transitive) to present; to put
6. (class-5, strong, transitive) to result in
7. (class-5, strong, uncommon) to think

Concepts

give

offer

deal

yield

administer

allocate

grant

confer

award

provide

deliver

perform

distribute

present

give out

accord

spare

hand

✋

impart

impose

donate

afford

allow

be

pass

exist

bestow

apportion

render

place

proffer

put

quit

regale

release

return

serve

set

spend

study

subjoin

subpoena

suggest

summons

surrender

switch on

teach

there is

toss in

turn on

Synonyms

erteilen

herreichen

schenken

verleihen

gewähren

übergeben

zuteilen

reichen

bieten

anbieten

sein

spenden

verabreichen

machen

verteilen

austeilen

verschenken

anvertrauen

überreichen

tragen

angeben

hervorbringen

darbieten

aushändigen

aufführen

abgeben

ausgeben

zuweisen

überantworten

erzeugen

spielen

gestatten

verschaffen

verallgemeinern

verbringen

ausrücken

einen Schlag versetzen

auferlegen

sich befinden

darreichen

darbringen

präsentieren

ausgehen

spendieren

schlagen

hinausgehen

hauen

liefern

existieren

erlassen

Translations

donner

dar

dare

geven

dar

vermek

dare

donar

δίνω

entregar

schenken

opbrengen

toekennen

Dialects

Zürich

geh

Bern

gä

Basel-Landschaft

gää

Graubünden

geh

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɡeːb(ə)n]

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: geben

Inherited from Old High German: geban

Cognate with Middle Low German: gēven

Cognate with Low German: geven

Cognate with Dutch: geven

Cognate with Middle Dutch: gheven

Cognate with English: give

Cognate with Old English: giefan

Cognate with Swedish: giva

Cognate with Danish: give

Cognate with Old Saxon: geҍan

Cognate with Old Norse: gefa

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽

Cognate with Latin: habeō

Cognate with Polish: gabać

Cognate with Albanian: jap

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-
Proto-Germanic *gebaną
Proto-West Germanic *geban
Old High German gëban
Middle High German gëben
German geben
Inherited from Middle High German gëben, from Old High German gëban, from Proto-West Germanic *geban, from Proto-Germanic *gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.

Sentences

Würden Sie einem Roboter Trinkgeld geben ?

Would you tip a robot?

Hier muss es Änderungen geben .

There must be changes here.

Die Behörden waren aber nicht verpflichtet , überhaupt irgendeine Antwort zu geben .

However, the authorities were not obliged to give any answer at all.

Es sollte dabei eine klare Trennung geben .

There should be a clear separation.

Wird es auch weiterhin einen Mangel an Wettbewerb geben ?

Will there continue to be a lack of competition?

Die Kataloge der Hersteller geben Auskünfte .

The manufacturers' catalogues provide information.