pflegen

Meaning

1. (class-4,strong,transitive,weak) providing care or service for someone/something
2. (class-4,strong,transitive,weak) providing care or service for someone/something
3. (archaic,class-4,intransitive,strong,transitive,weak) providing care or service for someone/something
4. (class-4,strong,weak) to improve or care for something in an intellectual sense
5. (class-4,strong,transitive,weak) to improve or care for something in an intellectual sense
6. (class-4,intransitive,strong,transitive,weak) to improve or care for something in an intellectual sense
7. (class-4,strong,transitive,weak) expressing habituality
8. (class-4,intransitive,strong,weak) expressing habituality

Concepts

nurse

look after

take care of

foster

administer

attend

cherish

tend

use to

care

care for

maintain

accustom

treasure

bring up

cultivate

nourish

cure

heal

remedy

tend to

treat

minging

attend to

see to

soigne

raise

rear

care for the sick

accompany

attend on

chaperone

escort and wait on

wait upon

sit on eggs

rally

support

service

groom

provide

sustain

take care

used to

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpfleːɡən/

Etymology

From Middle High German phlëgen, from Old High German plëgan, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan.