sorgen

Meaning

1. (intransitive,weak) to take care of, to care for, to look after
2. (intransitive,weak) to bring, ensure, make for
3. (accusative,reflexive,weak) to worry, to be worried

Concepts

care

provide

furnish

supply

look after

render

worry

care for

take care

arrange

dispose of

manage

talk over

tease

be affectionate to

love

pity

be afflicted with

be concerned about

suffer from

worry about

take care of

attend to

see to

watch over

tend

minister

be anxious

be uneasy

cater

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɔrɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with English sorrow.

Sentences

Wir werden auch dafür sorgen müssen , dass wir Malta nicht im Stich lassen .

We shall also have to ensure that we do not leave Malta in the lurch.