schonen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to spare (not harm)
  2. (archaic, intransitive, transitive, weak) to spare (not harm)
  3. (reflexive, weak) to rest, to avoid overexertion

Frequency

C1
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schōnen, akin to the adjective schön.

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