entbehren

Meaning

  1. (weak) to do without, to dispense with
  2. (weak) to be deprived of
  3. (weak) to be without, to lack, to miss

Concepts

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛntˈbeːʁən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German enbern, from Old High German inberan. Equivalent to the prefix ent- + *behren, an obsolete verb ultimately from the root of gebären (“to give birth”). Cognate with Luxembourgish entbieren, Dutch ontberen.

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