wahren

Meaning

Verb

1. (weak) to protect, to safeguard
2. (weak) to maintain, to preserve

Adj

1. (form-of, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular, strong) inflection of wahr:
2. (dative, form-of, genitive, mixed, singular, weak) inflection of wahr:
3. (accusative, form-of, masculine, mixed, singular, strong, weak) inflection of wahr:
4. (dative, form-of, plural, strong) inflection of wahr:
5. (form-of, mixed, plural, weak) inflection of wahr:

wahr

1. true, real
2. true, truthful

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Concepts

maintain

protect

guard

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keep

preserve

shelter

cover

uphold

forfend

Synonyms

schützen

bewahren

erhalten

beschützen

verewigen

verteidigen

abschirmen

gaumen

absichern

behüten

beschirmen

sichern

wahrnehmen

Translations

behoeden

préserver

bewaren voor

korumak

muhafaza etmek

beschermen

maintenir

teneo

βεβαιώνω

bewaren

mantenere

proteger

assero

proteggere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vaːrən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: warn

Inherited from Old High German: warōn

Cognate with German: bewahren

In summary

From Middle High German warn, waren, from Old High German warōn, ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *warōn. Related to biwarōn, from wara (“attention”). Compare German bewahren.